Eden gestured for me to sit down, and I took a seat across from him, my heart pounding in my chest. He looked at me for a long moment, his eyes searching mine before he began to speak.

　　"Ellissa, I know you don't agree with what I'm planning," he said, his voice calm but firm. "But there's more to this than just a simple attack. The neighboring pack has been stealing from us and also attacking the pack because I wasn't here poaching our game and raiding our borders. They've ...