Hundred and Sixty-four

THE SIN OF THE FATHER(Part One)

100 YEARS AGO(Before Allesandro and Arabella were born)

MOONSTONE PACK, ASCOTAN

Allesandro Rocco De Luca, the first, strode into the large room. It was the biggest space in the entire pack house, often used for meetings. The room was now filled with the pack's elders, twenty in total, each wearing a solemn expression.

Rocco wasn't unaware of the reason they had gathered; after all, he was the one who had called the meeting. However, he didn't think it was as dire as they were making it out to be.

"Alpha," the elders said in unison, rising to acknowledge his presence. Rocco nodded and motioned for them to sit.

"Alpha," one elder stood up. It was Lawrence, the oldest and arguably the wisest among them. He was also the leader of the elders and was the one who spoke most of the time on their behalf.

Leaning on his cane, a smile graced his wrinkled face, and his eyes blinked rapidly as he spoke.

Rocco couldn't help but marvel at how he still stood despite hi