I remember the distrust when those females and soldiers arrived, as well as the crippling fear that followed. “It started small, not letting the parents spend more than a couple of minutes with their pups. When one of the mothers protested, she was cut down on the spot. That was the moment the packs realized the threat these people posed. Karina used a witch to tie the lives of the pups to those of her nannies and soldiers. But it’s only one-way. If a pup dies, nobody is affected. But if one of her people dies, three pups perish. One of the packs retaliated, and they lost all their young ones as punishment. And as they grieved, the adults were killed by Karina’s soldiers.”
As I tell her about the pack that was made an example for the rest, my stomach churns. I still have not been able to
