Mara called for a public hearing.
Before the whole pack, she laid out three pieces of evidence: the former Alpha's signed order to seal the gates, my father's border records, and an old patrolman who was still alive to tell it.
Twenty years ago, Hunters had driven a huge crowd of human civilians toward Shadowpine's border. Afraid there might be Hunters hiding among them, the former Alpha ordered the gates sealed and left everyone outside to die.
My father went against that order and opened the gates back up. He brought in the civilians and the young wolves who hadn't made it out in time, then stayed outside with his unit to hold the line.
The old patrolman unfolded a yellowed route map, his fingers shaking the whole time.
"Commander Vale didn't get a single person killed. He saved Sha
