Back overseas, the alpha put down the phone and immediately dished out instructions to her beta who was seated on the desk that was next to hers in the office. "I believe you have heard our instructions. Go and get the warriors ready. We depart in three minutes by car. Some of the warriors will be forced to run the distance since it is short."
The man stood, his large stature immediately filling the room. "Understood, alpha." He walked out of the room with large strides. After a few minutes, the whole pack had already departed from the packhouse, leaving a few warriors and those who could not fight.
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A few hours prior, before the call was made to the Phoenix family, the Luna was walking in the back of the group of the children while the teenage boy walked in front of them all. His instincts were sharp, and a pair of wolf ears lay at the top of his head. His hands had been transformed into claws which he used to slash at any foliage that stood in their way.