*Asteria POV*
I knew as soon as we encountered the werebears on the road that we should have turned and went back to Blood Hollow. Hell any other of the packs than home.
However, both DJ and I were so stubborn that we thought we had time to prepare before they would come after Declan. Boy, were we naive? More so me than him, but in the end, did it really matter?
They went ahead and attacked whether I was there or not. They would have attacked even if they weren't sure we had Declan or not, and we would still be in the same position we are now.
As I walked with Joel, Declan and Wendy through the pack house, I saw all the devastation. Women, young teenagers and elderly that either didn't make it to a safe room, or just plain refused to go, littered the downstairs foyer and hallways.
