Sampson nodded.

"We'll get settled in then," he said, motioning for his remaining pack to follow him inside. I went inside with them, standing by Lucy, I looked at her pale features and worn eyes, my eyes lurching at the sight. She's typically cheery and happy, but she has a lost look in her eyes.

She lost everything, and my heart ached for her.

"How are you holding up?" I asked her.

She blinked, as if coming out of a daze. Her eyes, unfocused, looked at me.

"It's all happening so fast," she said in a soft whisper. "It's just... so much."

"I'm really sorry, Lucy," I whispered back. "I wish there was something I could do..."

She shook her head, tears filling her pale blue eyes.

"It's not your fault. We were all played. We were stupid. Our Lycan never cared about us... he sacrificed us for his own selfish gain, and the worst part is... we don't even know what he had to gain for that... we trusted someone we shouldn't have, and because of that, our pack suffered a great loss. I should have seen it coming. What kind of Luna doesn't see something like that coming?"

wrong. You trusted a Gamma that your mate appointed... a gamma who had been working and trained under the supervision of the Redcliff pack. He wasn't always bad... he made a bad decision, and it cost a lot. But none of that is on you.

but they will," she said weakly, glancing at the ground. "They will eventually blame us for letting them down and not seeing the threat coming. Once they settle in and the adrenaline of it all

hand

you, they'll have to go through me,"

times, a few stray

good friend, Judy," she said softly, a small smile tipping the corner of her

assured her. “And you're an even better

her arms around me, and I felt her relax slightly as I held onto her. er hated that she was hurting, and I

off to find the Alpha suite for him

the packhouse with some

Redmoon Gammas.

could feel his eyes trained on me; heat

ignore the feeling and focused my attention

should get some rest," I tell her. "It's been a long day, and you're probably exhausted. As

the stairs, his eyes fixed on his mate. "I found our

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