Brandon
The longer I stayed alone, the more the gravity of the situation dawned on me. I had just been elected the leader of the wolves. In the heat of the moment, I had delivered a speech, accepted this title, and greeted everyone around me, but Father Ernest was right. How was I going to pull it off alone?
I needed to be with Alice. That woman could calm down a tempest and right now it felt like I was stranded in the middle of a storm. I had Father Ernest drop me off outside the reservation. In the short time between my getting out of bed and the rousing speech that I had delivered, my injuries had somehow healed. I could walk again.
It was funny, walking along the road leading to Rapid Falls. For most of my life, the place had been covered with dark clouds. On this bright sunny day,
