Chapter\u00a0640<\/p>\n
We\u00a0got\u00a0into\u00a0Sampson\u2019s\u00a0car\u00a0and\u00a0drove\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0pack\u2026\u00a0or\u00a0what\u00a0was\u00a0left\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0pack.\u00a0They\u00a0weren\u2019t\u00a0joking;\u00a0the\u00a0entire\u00a0pack\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0ruins.\u00a0The\u00a0only\u00a0thing\u00a0left\u00a0was\u00a0the packhouse,\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0surprisingly\u00a0untouched.\u00a0I\u00a0spotted\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0gamma\u00a0patrolling\u00a0the\u00a0area,\u00a0and\u00a0Greggor\u00a0jumped\u00a0out\u00a0to\u00a0join\u00a0them.\u00a0There\u00a0were\u00a0a\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0Sampson\u2019s\u00a0gammas\u00a0as\u00a0well,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0feared\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0all\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0left.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart thudded\u00a0against\u00a0my\u00a0chest,\u00a0breaking with\u00a0each\u00a0thud.\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0choke\u00a0back\u00a0a\u00a0sob\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0it\u00a0all;\u00a0it\u00a0might\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0pack,\u00a0but\u00a0it was\u00a0a\u00a0gorgeous\u00a0one.<\/p>\n
Because\u00a0there was\u00a0no\u00a0pack,\u00a0the\u00a0planes\u00a0that Taylor\u00a0sent\u00a0to\u00a0us\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0bother\u00a0using\u00a0the\u00a0launch\u00a0pad\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0air\u00a0station.\u00a0They\u00a0landed\u00a0directly\u00a0in\u00a0the center\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0pack\u00a0grounds,\u00a0waiting\u00a0for\u00a0us\u00a0to\u00a0board.<\/p>\n
We\u00a0pulled\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse\u00a0and\u00a0got\u00a0out.\u00a0Gavin\u00a0was\u00a0already\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0with\u00a0Taylor\u00a0as\u00a0we\u00a0entered\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse.\u00a0There\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0group\u00a0of\u00a0packmates,\u00a0most\u00a0I\u00a0recognized\u00a0from\u00a0my\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0weeks\u00a0here.\u00a0They\u00a0all\u00a0looked\u00a0so\u00a0sad\u00a0and\u00a0miserable.\u00a0They\u00a0were\u00a0crying\u00a0and\u00a0hanging\u00a0onto\u00a0each\u00a0other\u00a0like\u00a0their\u00a0lives\u00a0depended,\u00a0because\u00a0maybe\u00a0it\u00a0did.<\/p>\n
Lucy\u00a0went\u00a0to join\u00a0them,\u00a0despite\u00a0her\u00a0own\u00a0turmoil;\u00a0she\u00a0was trying\u00a0hard\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0them\u00a0calm\u00a0and\u00a0give\u00a0them\u00a0reassuring\u00a0words.\u00a0I\u00a0admired\u00a0her\u00a0for\u00a0that;\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0great\u00a0Luna,\u00a0and\u00a0Sampson\u00a0was\u00a0lucky\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0her\u00a0by\u00a0his\u00a0side.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0returned\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0minutes\u00a0later\u00a0after\u00a0he\u00a0ended\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0call\u00a0with\u00a0Taylor.\u00a0\u201cLet\u2019s\u00a0get everyone\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0planes,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0Sampson,\u00a0who nodded\u00a0in\u00a0agreement.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0pack\u00a0some\u00a0stuff,\u201d\u00a0Lucy\u00a0said,\u00a0wrapping\u00a0her\u00a0arms\u00a0around\u00a0her\u00a0body.<\/p>\n
Sampson\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cMe\u00a0too;\u00a0we\u2019ll\u00a0go\u00a0upstairs\u00a0together.\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0you\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0sight,\u201d\u00a0he told\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0took\u00a0her\u00a0hand\u00a0and\u00a0together,\u00a0they\u00a0disappeared\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0spiral\u00a0staircase\u00a0to\u00a0their\u00a0bedroom.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0Gavin,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0checking\u00a0something\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0phone,\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0crease\u00a0between\u00a0his\u00a0brows.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs\u00a0everything\u00a0okay?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0him,\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0weaker\u00a0than\u00a0intended.<\/p>\n
\u201cRogues\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0spotted\u00a0outside\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Silver\u00a0Crescent\u00a0pack,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me,\u00a0making\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0drop\u00a0into\u00a0my\u00a0stomach.\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s\u00a0no\u00a0attack\u00a0yet,\u00a0but\u00a0there\u00a0might\u00a0be\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0near\u00a0future.\u00a0Rogue\u00a0spotting\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0rarity\u00a0in\u00a0our\u00a0region,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0has\u00a0everyone\u00a0on\u00a0edge.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0thought\u00a0about\u00a0my\u00a0own\u00a0family\u00a0and\u00a0friends\u00a0suffering\u00a0the\u00a0way\u00a0that\u00a0this\u00a0pack\u00a0had\u00a0suffered,\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0sense\u00a0of\u00a0dread\u00a0fell\u00a0upon me.\u00a0I\u00a0placed\u00a0my\u00a0hand\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0belly;\u00a0a\u00a0protective\u00a0instinct\u00a0argued\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0gamma\u00a0in\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0to protect\u00a0my\u00a0friends\u00a0and\u00a0family,\u00a0but\u00a0I would\u00a0also\u00a0do\u00a0anything\u00a0to\u00a0protect\u00a0my\u00a0baby.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs\u00a0it\u00a0safe\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0back?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0safer\u00a0there\u00a0than\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0here\u00a0for\u00a0right\u00a0now,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me,\u00a0putting\u00a0a\u00a0hand\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0shoulder.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0let\u00a0anything\u00a0happen to\u00a0my\u00a0pack,\u00a0or\u00a0to\u00a0you,\u00a0Judy.\u00a0You\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0worry\u00a0about\u00a0anything.\u2018<\/p>\n
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I\u00a0nodded,\u00a0though,\u00a0that\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0ease\u00a0the\u00a0dread\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0felt.<\/p>\n
Within\u00a0the\u00a0hour,\u00a0Lucy\u00a0and\u00a0Sampson\u00a0were\u00a0walking\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0stairs\u00a0with\u00a0their\u00a0bags,\u00a0their\u00a0gammas\u00a0quickly taking\u00a0them\u00a0and\u00a0bringing\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0planes,\u00a0which\u00a0were\u00a0almost\u00a0completely\u00a0boarded\u00a0with\u00a0packmates\u00a0and\u00a0Gammas.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0believe\u00a0we\u00a0are\u00a0leaving\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0home\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0ever\u00a0known,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0whispered.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u2019s\u00a0going\u00a0to happen\u00a0to\u00a0us?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0Gavin,\u00a0wondering\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0solution,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0calmness\u00a0that played\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0face\u00a0showed\u00a0me\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0did\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0solution.\u00a0\u201cActually,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0something\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0to\u00a0Sampson\u00a0about,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0said,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0finding\u00a0Sampson.\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0we\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0pack\u00a0that\u00a0is\u00a0in\u00a0need\u00a0of\u00a0an\u00a0Alpha.\u00a0Their\u00a0last\u00a0Alpha\u00a0passed\u00a0away\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0years\u00a0ago,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0the active\u00a0Alpha\u00a0since.\u00a0We\u2019ve\u00a0basically\u00a0combined\u00a0my\u00a0home\u00a0pack\u00a0with\u00a0this\u00a0pack.\u201d\u00a0(2<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0hasn\u2019t\u00a0had\u00a0an\u00a0Alpha\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0years?\u201d\u00a0Sampson\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0brows\u00a0furrowed.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0thought\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0strange\u00a0as\u00a0well\u00a0that\u00a0Gavin\u00a0never\u00a0appointed another\u00a0Alpha.\u00a0Of\u00a0course,\u00a0there had\u00a0been\u00a0candidates\u00a0and\u00a0Alphas\u00a0all\u00a0over\u00a0who\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0already\u00a0have\u00a0packs\u00a0and\u00a0had\u00a0gone\u00a0to\u00a0Gavin,\u00a0requesting\u00a0a\u00a0chance\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0Redmoon\u00a0pack.\u00a0He\u00a0entertains\u00a0them\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0bit,\u00a0but\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0day,\u00a0they\u00a0get\u00a0rejected.\u00a0Ethan\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0longest\u00a0one he\u2019s entertained,\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0only\u00a0because\u00a0Ethan\u00a0was\u00a0engaged\u00a0to<\/p>\n
Irene.<\/p>\n
Nobody\u00a0seemed\u00a0good\u00a0enough\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0sole\u00a0Alpha\u00a0of\u00a0the Redmoon\u00a0pack,\u00a0so\u00a0Gavin\u00a0combined\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0packs,\u00a0making\u00a0the\u00a0Redmoon\u00a0pack\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Silver\u00a0Crescent\u00a0pack.<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
I\u00a0looked\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0Gavin\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0nodded\u00a0at\u00a0Sampson.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0had\u00a0anyone\u00a0worthy\u00a0of\u00a0being\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0Alphas,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0explained.\u00a0\u201cUntil\u00a0now.\u00a0What\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0say?\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0a\u00a0replacement\u00a0for\u00a0what\u00a0you\u00a0had\u00a0lost,\u00a0but\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0start.\u00a0If\u00a0you\u00a0pledge\u00a0yourself\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0break\u00a0ties\u00a0with\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Levi,\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0welcome\u00a0to\u00a0come\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Redmoon\u00a0pack\u00a0and\u00a0be\u00a0their\u00a0Alpha.\u201d\u00a07<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 639 Chapter\u00a0640 We\u00a0got\u00a0into\u00a0Sampson\u2019s\u00a0car\u00a0and\u00a0drove\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0pack\u2026\u00a0or\u00a0what\u00a0was\u00a0left\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0pack.\u00a0They\u00a0weren\u2019t\u00a0joking;\u00a0the\u00a0entire\u00a0pack\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0ruins.\u00a0The\u00a0only\u00a0thing\u00a0left\u00a0was\u00a0the packhouse,\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0surprisingly\u00a0untouched.\u00a0I\u00a0spotted\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0gamma\u00a0patrolling\u00a0the\u00a0area,\u00a0and\u00a0Greggor\u00a0jumped\u00a0out\u00a0to\u00a0join\u00a0them.\u00a0There\u00a0were\u00a0a\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0Sampson\u2019s\u00a0gammas\u00a0as\u00a0well,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0feared\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0all\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0left. 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