The sunlight was filtered by the canopy of the dense forest, casting dancing shadows across the forest floor leading into the Half Moon pack territory. Royce and Apollo, their bodies renewed from hunting, emerged from the trees. Their faces were etched with determination, and their eyes with a fierce intensity. Calin’s loyal Beta along with the remaining pack was pacing a restless circuit near the forest’s edge. His usually calm character was replaced with visible worry and frustration. Noland, the loyal Beta the Marsh Haven, had been pacing a restless circuit near the forest's edge. His usually calm demeanor was replaced by a look of worry and frustration. He had been tirelessly trying to devise a plan to infiltrate the Half Moon pack house and rescue the Alpha without sustaining to