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“Do any of you know how a portal could be reopened?” she asked. “Or even where the closest portal is supposed to be?”

“Of course not,” Dana snapped. “We didn’t give it any thought because we don’t believe it’s possible. There are so many myths about the ancient world that most wolves don’t know. None of them have been proven true, and there’s no reason for anyone to take them so seriously.”

“If your precious Alpha Gregor was determined to find out if it was true,” Tavi began, glaring at Dana, “at least one wolf took it pretty damn seriously.”

“Maybe the idea of more power and control was too appealing for them to resist,” I replied. “If this is what they were doing with the money, it’s because the chance to conquer foreign land was too good to pass up, no matter how far-fetched it sounded.”

“If Troy is the only one left who believes in this story, couldn’t we just find some way to cut Troy’s access to the account?” Bryn asked. “No money, no way for him to fund his army or open a porta