**Marcel** Erik and his pack were fleeing to the woods. His witch seemed to have enough strength to cast a protection spell around them, only after Maia’s wolf caused her severe wounds. Surely with her being a powerful witch, she would heal herself in no time at all. Then they would be back to the drawing board, trying to find a new way to get to Maia. Since Enzo would not let me inside to help with Maia, I had to focus my attention on keeping Erik out for now. I secured our borders by setting up a few of our best warriors along the entrance to our territory which was a good distance from the packhouse itself. When I heard screaming, I ran straight to the packhouse, tripping as I

