Present Day: 1 month after the Alpha/Beta Conference. The grand foyer of the Blue Moon Pack house buzzed with an undercurrent of tension. The marble floors gleamed beneath the warm overhead lights, but the atmosphere felt palpably cold, as if the threat of conflict hung in the air. Jared pushed through the front doors, his brow furrowed as he caught snippets of people yelling upstairs. He stepped into the main hall, and the hushed tones of pack members muted into silence at his arrival. Eyes shifted to him, uncertainty lurking behind masks of feigned composure. Jared glanced around the foyer area at everyone and saw that everyone was staring at him. "Uh, hiya all? What's up?" The murmurs resumed but quickly quieted again as Jared's voice cut through the tension. He sensed something or some
