They could hear the fighting going on outside, even though the safe house was miles away from the actual fighting. The older wolves were singing lullabies trying to keep the young ones from hearing. The pregnant women paced the floor trying to look like they weren’t terrified. Adira was glad she wasn’t the only woman in the safe house who couldn’t sit still.
Seconds turned into minutes; minutes turned into hours. Adira tried to keep herself occupied by rocking Ezra and watching the older three play but her mind was always on the war outside. She could hear screaming and gunshots. It didn’t matter how loud the grandmas sang; the war rang out even in the safe house.
Adria…
She heard Theo’s voice inside her head as clearly as if he had been standing right in front of her. It was like he w
