Chapter 30: The Un-Welcomed Guest

The guards stumbled to barricade the doors. Solomon loudly bellowed a word in the language that he spoke with his family, the language that Layla did not understand, and within seconds every member, including the women, shifted. It was intimidating to be surrounded by hundreds of well-trained muscular wolves. Her old fear of the beast rose to the surface, she wanted to run but she was surrounded. She felt as if she was still a child standing between her shifted parents.

But one thought kept her planted in her current reality; Alistar was outnumbered. And there if he didn't flee as soon as possible, there would be no Thundermoon pack left once the night was over. She would be a pack-less Luna and essentially worthless.

She was furious at Alistar for pulling this stunt at Javier for not talking him out of it but especially at herself. She couldn't play along, she just had to wear her contempt of him so freely on her sleeve. Alistar was not an intelligent man but he wasn't a dummy. He