The courtyard was shrouded in a thick, suffocating silence, like a leaden shroud. Only the heartbroken wolf pack's pain and heart wrenching cries broke the silence. The lively and joyful buzzing at the birthday party has disappeared, replaced by a chilling and bone deep gloom - a clear sadness and fear.

Ezra stood in the vortex of pain, his own anxiety reflecting the lingering fear in their eyes. The news of this brutal massacre, this terrible massacre, made him feel the cold tentacles of fear ...