Chapter 15: An Unexpected Ally The anxiety inside the pack house changed into almost unbearable. Ethan and I have been on high alert, constantly looking over our shoulders, looking forward to Landon's next move. I knew that a war of words turned into inevitable, but I wasn't positive if we had been prepared. Ethan became robust, but Landon turned into cunning, and he had allies. We needed an aspect, something to tip the scales in our choice. One afternoon, as I turned into wandering through the lawn, seeking to clear my mind, I observed a parent statue near the brink of the woods. My heart skipped a beat as I diagnosed her. It became Amanda Lockhart, the girl who has been trying to pressure a wedge between Jacob and Rita. "What are you doing right here?" I demanded, my voice trembling

