38. Preparing for a war

38. Preparing for a war

Jake was speechless. His ragged breathing was enough of an answer though.

"This thing in my hand you're seeing is not just any simple ash, Jake," Alpha said. "This is found in the cursed willow forest where only the bravest of souls would dare to tread. The portal to the cursed willow forest is in the forest of the dead in our pack."

He gave Jake his hand and picked him up. He helped dust his clothes and combed his air with his finger before patting his shoulder, encouraging him to move along. Jake was still in a state of trauma and his unsettled heartbeats made his surprise obvious.

His father bit his lips. He went a little too hard on him. 'I should not have let the ash soldiers lose on him like that!' He thought as he saw Jake walk beside him silently.

The sweat on his forehead was constantly increasing. "Jake," Alpha called him. "Shocked?"

"I am, well not because they nearly had me. But because the other alpha is in a stronger position than us if he re