Maya had never felt more exhausted. The pack had been on high alert ever since the attack by the humans, and she had been working tirelessly to keep things under control.

But it seemed like no matter what they did, the tension in the town continued to grow. Maya could feel it everywhere she went, in the way the humans looked at her and the other werewolves, in the way they whispered behind their backs.

And as if that wasn't enough, the police investigation into the werewolf attacks was still ongoing, casting a shadow of suspicion over the pack.

Maya was sitting in her office, trying to sort through the...