Valerian I dreaded this day since the moment Caden carried Jonah's body out of the field. The guilt that swelled within me at not being able to protect Jonah, only intensified as the time went on. As his alpha, I should have prevented this. This tragedy was avoidable. Jonah and his family lived in one of the little houses on the pack lands. They dutifully attended the presentation dinner for their next Luna, Ardenti. They left early because the young pups did not feel well. I could not guess why he didn't accompany his parents when they reported to the pack house. He ran alone and either ignored the alarm when it went up or did not hear it. He died before his parents had a chance to realize he was not among their numbers. Hundreds of wolves rushed to defend or protect that nig

