*Mason* "That mother fucker got the Summer Springs pack too. It's gone. All of it. Killed those who didn't go to shining meadows, including our mom." I could hardly believe the words coming out of my mouth. Why did she have to be so stubborn? I begged her to go to Shining Meadows. Those who stayed were mostly elderly or those set in their way and refused to abandon their homes. As their Alpha, I should have made them go, but then they would have resented me. They knew the possible cost of staying. It still didn't sit well with me. I could feel Kaia wrap her arms around me, and I pulled her tight to me. I needed to feel her close. As we are holding each other, my face is in her hair. Tears were falling from my eyes. I felt like the worst Alpha in history. Before I knew it, Hardin was pulli