We buried our dead and moved on, not even taking a breath to mourn.I didn't have to tell anyone anything, we just acted as one mind and kept chasing shadows.I called for rests more often, and it seemed my soul would give into insanity before my feral side did the job.Failure was such a humbling experience, one I'd never felt before now.Now it's all I know.I'm failing at being Alpha, mate and father.When we found Darren, he was alone, wounded and sprawled out on a rock, bleeding."What happened?" I rushed to him."Rogues. They're too strong. Killed everyone you sent with me. But I ran, I'm so sorry I failed you, Alpha.""I'm the one that's a failure, Darren," I sighed. "Did you hear anything from them? All the ones we captured killed themselves. Their loyalty makes no sense to me.""I heard them moving south, that's all I could glean as I ran.""Well, we saw them on our here and they're not going to the South to join the rest. They're coming from the North because that's where th
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