Chapter 12

  Lucien:

My pack was like a mini kingdom.

A long, thick, grassy path leading up to the Alpha house, withthe Beta and Gamma house on either side of the Alpha house.

The Packhouse was by the Gamma house, then the regular houses filed carefully on the narrow strips of land.Now, the grass was ripped and in shreds, all scattered around the land.

There wasn't much damage, as the patrol had probably fought them on the borders.

A couple of houses had brokenporches or fences, and many of my pack members looked pretty shaken, but I knew we'd bounceback from this.Raleigh nervously played with my fingers, her eyes flickering from house to house.

Her eyeswere clouded over—maybe talking to that voice in her head?"Lucien?" She asked quietly.I looked down at her, squeezing her hand.

"Yes?"She fiddled with my thumb hesitantly.

"Is it my fault this happened?" She asked.I frowned, my eyebrows pinching together.

"No.

No of course not.

This isn't your fault." I tiltedmy head to the side.