I sat down across from him in confusion. "The summit? It happens every three years, right? Why do you look so stressed about it?" I mean, he did attend the last one without any issues, so I don't understand why he's stressed about this one. Did something happen? "This time, the summit is being held at the Bloodstain Pack." The name hit my ears like a sudden crack of thunder. I froze instantly, my breathing catching in my throat. The Bloodstain Pack. My old pack. The place where my heart was shattered, and the place I fled from five years ago. I remember how Clara died there to protect me. I remember the heartbreaking agony of leaving my foster mother, Willa, behind. I wanted to so desperately take Willa away with me back then, but the territory was crawling with guards, and the d

