Chapter 83

~~~~~~~~Maria's POV~~~~~~~~ The meeting only lasted about thirty minutes after Skylar left. I felt like the altercation had made the mood in the room uncomfortably tense, at least for some of us, so I was grateful when Alpha Brett called it a night after a few more instructions. Sighing and rubbing my hand against my forehead, I made my way outside. I felt bad for Skylar, I truly did. She would never be disloyal to this pack or any pack, and I couldn't help but feel like she had a point. From what she'd told me, the vampires were to be taken very seriously. Then again, Alpha Brett had been dealing with the Black Mountains Pack's viciousness and Gabriel's heartless attitude for years. He couldn't be expected to just assume their innocence because she said so. I doubt he'd be able to shift his focus from Gabriel being the 'bad guy' unless he saw the vampires for himself. I hoped he wouldn't have to. My mother and father had stayed behind, along with