Chapter 8

The meeting ended quietly, with none of the usual fanfare of seeing off each pack.

After the fight yesterday, Alpha Brooks seemed to vanish. One moment he was on the beach, and then he just…wasn’t. Alpha Nera appeared and from what I’ve heard through the grapevine- nobody in this pack can keep a secret- Nyx was exiled. Apparently, she has a history of starting fights for no reason and being all-around cold and apathetic, without the intelligence to navigate a diplomatic meeting or strategize a plan of any kind. This, I find hard to believe.

“Nyx!” I had called out to her the night before, as I ran in her direction. “Wait!”

Nyx stopped and turned to face me. She was heading inland, by foot.

“How can I help you?” she asked as I approach.

I took a moment to look her over. She seems stronger now.

“Where are you going?” I asked.

“Halloween. Maybe I can find work there; I heard they have a monster problem.”