Alpha Arnie stood in front of me a solemn look on his exhausted face, Luna Isabella wrapped her arms around his waist, offering herself as a pillar of strength.
“Where is Hugh?” I looked around, confused. My mother rushed to hug George who came up behind us with a sad look on his bloodied face.
“Oh my goddess!” she cried as she led George away to tend to his wounds with my sister who was sobbing away.
I felt a sinking feeling in my stomach, a mix of confusion and dread filling every fiber of my being. Something had gone terribly wrong. With trembling hands, I reached out to Alpha Arnie, my voice barely a whisper.
"Alpha Arnie, where's Hugh? What happened?"
Alpha Arnie's gaze fixed upon mine, his eyes searching for the right words to say. "Hallie, there was an ambush," he began, his
