Third Person's POV As they neared the capital, Adelaide murmured, "Sidney told me Madison and Germain are in cahoots. Germain's been recruiting many werewolf warriors in Fairfax County, funded by Madison and Maya." "Never expected that," Lance frowned. Who would have thought that someone who seemed incompetent and couldn't manage his own household would harbor such grand ambitions? By the time they returned to the capital, it was already on Christmas' Eve. The streets were brimming with festive cheer, every household adorned with decorations and fireworks, celebrating the holiday season. Yet Sidney had passed away quietly, her death causing not a ripple in the Blue Abyss Pack. For the Germain family had arrived in the capital, and Germain was likely still unaware. Upon returning to

