... After my satisfying yet emotion-wrecking encounter with Mira, I continued my patrol in the pack house. It was a nice way to clear my head, especially after Mira's words that left some pieces of regret in me. I realized she was right about one thing, I couldn't avenge Natalie's death. Derek was a powerful wolf, he had almost as much power and affluence as Ace, and making a move at him would leave me at the losing end. I paused when I sighted some shrubs; Natalie's favorite flower was lined up to decorate a small cemented demarcation; I crouched and uprooted a daffodil, not minding the dirt on it that might soil my palm. "Luna.." a maid called, stopping me as I made to sniff the plant. "It looks dirty," she added when I grimaced at her for the interruption. She offered a napkin,

