Chapter 64

• He is not here Rhea, why did you come?"
• The words cut like a knife to her heart. She stood at the edge of Whisperpine Forest, the pine and wet earth scent hanging in the air. The full moon shone bright overhead, a hard coin pressed into the sky. She carried in her fingers a willow twig basket, filled with her mother's beloved berries, an offering of peace.
• Micah, her brother, was standing in front of her, the Beta mark a smudge on his neck. His face a cold mask of determination, his eyes distant. He was no longer familiar to her, a pack soldier first, a brother second.