George took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping across the room in search of the perfect words to convey the gravity of the situation. "Hallie," he began, his voice filled with urgency, "these tunnels are not ordinary. They connect us to other pack territories, including the very one that attacked Grace's pack. Our father discovered these maps and used them against us. I was completely powerless to stop it." The weight of his words settled in, causing my heart to skip a beat. Suddenly, everything clicked into place, and a wave of truth crashed over me. Our father had been hiding a pathway to other wolf packs, including the ones who had inflicted so much pain upon us.
"Murmurmured murmured." Alpha Arnie's face lightened up with understanding. "Yes, the Elite pack," he murmured softly. "They'r
