Drawing the Line in the Sand

             Frank struggled with writing the formal letter to McDonnell. He wants to be clear that McDonnell overstepped his place, kidnapping his niece and giving her a safe haven. She belonged with her pack, where they could keep her silent about their pack business. He knew for sure that Sapphire couldn’t keep her mouth shut. She was far too simple to understand what to stay silent about. So, he sat there and assured McDonnell that if he returned her unharmed, he’d reopen negotiations for a non-aggression treaty. That he was sure it was a misunderstanding and anything she said was dramatized for attention.

             But if McDonnell chose not to return her, he, as her Alpha, would see this as a sign of aggression and an act of war. No one would be foolish enough to keep that stupid woman. Even if she played off McDonnell’s white knig