Caleb
As I refreshed my inbox, a thousand scenarios played out in my mind, each one more daunting than the last. I had to hope that whatever this was, we could find a way to navigate it without further endangering our pack. But as the email box loaded on the screen, I couldn’t shake the feeling that we were already in over our heads.
The link to the message was now before me, though I was yet to click it, I knew we were at a critical juncture.
Every move from here would have to be calculated with precision, and any misstep could lead to disaster. The lives of our pack, our future, rested on what we decided next. I looked up at James and Mike, both of them ready for whatever came next.
"Let’s see what he wants," I said, my voice firm but tinged with the anxiety I tried to suppress.
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