The week seemed to pass by with excruciating slowness. There seemed to be a permanent leaden weight on my heart. I found myself eating little, not talking much, and showing other signs of anxiety. Who could blame me though? Kane and my father were hell-bent on the war happening. I was pretty sure that my parents had noticed my sour mood lately, but they had not said anything- even though I felt they already knew the cause. The atmosphere in the pack was one of thinly veiled excitement. They all seemed sure that we would win. I actually could clearly see Kane's and my father's points of view. Because of the merger, we had grown larger in number and would likely win a war with a rival pack. I had not spoken to Kane since the day I heard of the war we were embarking on. It was typical th

