Willow. The sun hadn’t even climbed fully into the sky yet when I knew the day was going to be a long one. There was something in the air that was too stiff and heavy. Not like the normal morning tension we usually woke up to at Nightshade. No this was different. The halls were quieter than usual and it was the kind of quiet that made your skin itch because it didn’t feel naturally. Whispers floated around like smoke and everyone knew something was coming even if they didn’t say it outright. Turns out, the rumors were true. Some Alphas and not just any Alphas but actual high rank and pack leading Alphas were being recruited into Nightshade War Institute. That wasn't new because they’d taken in powerful wolves before. Hell we were trained to fight alongside the best of the best, The

