Chapter 317

Somewhere deep inside, I’m still that orphaned no-one that this pack paid no attention to, and I feel like a fraud, standing up here without him to tell them what to do. “As you know, a little over a week ago, a green mist covered our land and took several dozen of our pack with it. Enchanting them in a spell that seems to have turned them mindless and feral. We all know they stalk the border, and the vampires are behind this maneuver, shielded by our own and using them for their purpose.” There’s a murmur among some of those near the back as people voice suspicions and conspiracies, and I even hear Juan’s name in the flutter of noise. Sierra claps her hand to bring quiet once more, glaring with a commandeering edge, snatching attention back, and they simmer back respectfully. I swallow heavily, take a deep breath, and continue. “I know by now that some of you have learned that I left the homestead for a couple of days to bring back a witch… Leyanne Cruden…” I nod towards her at the b