Chapter 3. Mother Knows Best-2

"Technically, you guys haven't completed Phase Three." Dad adds, snatching some crackers from Henry's grasp and helping himself. "You had to finish your month at Midnight Fire, in order to progress to the last part." "We were halfway through." Aaron argues. "Surely, that's enough? We can't quit because of two weeks. We've been doing this for months." "I know." Dad replies reassuringly. "I just don't want anybody to challenge your fighter statuses. As we've seen...the other packs don't hold back when they want to discredit someone." "Dad's right." I nod, ignoring the sheepish looks I'm getting. "There's no chance I'm letting you guys go back to Midnight Fire for the remaining two weeks." "What do we do?" Eddie pipes up. "I have an idea..." I start, leaving the desk in order to pace. "Maybe we can sidestep Phase Three. Pass it off as a completed stage." The blank looks I get, make me continue. "Think of it this way; when we were at Isle