Nerina's POV It was after midday when Liam finally returned to the cabin. The poor man looked exhausted, emotionally drained, and irritated. I was about to ask how it went and what had happened, but Liam just dropped the basket with our lunch on the table, pulled me in his arms, and kissed the top of my head, before he turned on his heals, without saying a word and disappeared up the stairs. Nova told me that the warriors woke Liam in the early hours of the morning due to a group of creatures that had broken through the magical boundaries of the pack. She still didn't tell me what creatures they were... All the warriors were called to defend their pack, and that was because my clever wolf signaled creatures searching for a suitable strong mate. Why on earth would Zira do such a thing