The clearing remained silent long after the scout finished reading the message.
*The Moon Wolf has awakened. The hunt begins.*
The words hit them like a dark cloud, this was so unexpected and they didn't see it coming.
Rowan folded the parchment and slipped it into his belt. "No one should speak of this," he said, his voice carrying across the clearing. "Not to your families, not to the villagers. Panic will only make things worse."
The warriors nodded in unison. "As you command, Alpha."
One by one, they began escorting the wounded warriors back to the village. Healers rushed to those who had been injured during the fight. Lucien sat against a large oak while one of them cleaned the bite wound on his shoulder.
"You need stitches," the healer muttered.
"I've had worse than this, you
