The chirpings of the birds had woken Lucian from his deep sleep. At first, his vision was blurry before it finally became clear to see the bird in front of him on one of the trees. “Messenger bird,” he said slowly. Looking around to see if anyone saw it, he realized they were all still fast asleep, including Steven. Taking the paper from the bird’s body, he read the message that Alpha Derrick had sent to them. Asking them to stop running and go back as soon as they get the message. How did Alpha Derrick know where they were? He had told Lucian where to go before he left two days ago. And he was sure they couldn’t have crossed the border. Lucian looked back to see Aurela and the rest still sleeping. And he knows that for Alpha Derrick to have reached out to him, it only means one thin

