Chapter Sixty

CHRIS

With a new sense of resolve, I returned to my pack with the hope that things would fall into place. I, my beta, Glen, and my other guards who had accompanied me to the alpha summit journeyed back to our pack territory. Alpha Dylan’s words continued to echo in my mind, those words gave me the reassurance I needed. But what troubled me more was the mage's words which never left my mind for once. I failed to mention it to Dylan cause I had felt it wasn’t necessary to do so.

The air was thick as we rode back to the pack through the dense forest, the distant chirping of birds, rustling of leaves and other sounds of wildlife provided solace. There was a sense of unease in the air as we journeyed like something was amiss.

I immediately stopped our carriage and began to scan the environments, my instincts heightened. “Glen, something feels off here. Keep your senses sharp,” I ordered.

Glen nodded, his head instinctively resting on the hilt of his sword. “I sense it too, alpha. There’s