Riley Landon looks up reading a text on his phone as we drive to the park. “Alpha Burton and Kincaid are leaving for weekend business. He says they will be back on Sunday afternoon around three.” “Where do they go every weekend?” Brody asks. “A little weird to keep leaving their pack. Beta Nichols slipped up the other day and said it’s pretty much every weekend they leave.” Walker says. We hear someone walking through the forest in our direction. We wait seeing Ellie emerge holding a stack of papers and books in her arms. She has her backpack and another bag over each shoulder. She is looking down deep in thought. Brody coughs, and her head pops up. She looks around first before speaking to us. “Hi, guys. Training or volleyball today?” She smiles, and I return it. As I stare at her pr