After Aria left, I picked up the phone to call the Crimson Moon Alpha. We had a long-term treaty with the Crimson Moon pack and were close, especially after one of my sisters, Callie, was mated to their Alpha. They were almost a sister pack to us, and I counted their Alpha, Ryder, as a friend as well as my brother-in-law. “Ryder, how can I help?” I cut straight to the point, because I had a sinking feeling that I knew what this was regarding. Crimson Moon had portions of their land that almost touched some of our pack’s borders. “Xavier, we’ve had three pups die in the last month, and two miscarriages. Have you guys had anything like this?” I sighed as I pinched the bridge of my nose. “Unfortunately, yes. We’ve had something similar over the last couple of months as well. We’ve been in

