Chapter 14

The tavern was quiet, as usual. In one corner, a few regulars were drinking deep, faces flushed, voices growing louder with every mug. Their conversations always circled back to the nearby wolf packs. "Tell you what, the Grimoire pack really embarrassed themselves this time!" an old miner said, taking a long pull and smacking his lips. "Right? Some human woman had the Alpha running in circles, and he can't even figure out if the kid's his…" his buddy chimed in. "Word is, after the baby was born, they just left the baby in the hunting grounds for stray wolves to attack." "But wasn't that supposed to be a wolf-human hybrid?" "Who knows? After all this mess, I bet the Grimoire pack doesn't even care anymore." "Yeah, they almost screwed up the bloodline, too. Total embarrassment." I kept my back to them, wiping the bar, moving my hands steadily, not even looking up. "That's old news!" A younger hunter suddenly gulped down a beer. "The latest is that Alpha Silas has gone mad!" My