Overhearing this exchange between Graeme and August, Sam and Sylvia couldn't help but be surprised. It was common knowledge that Graeme had wanted nothing to do with finding his mate. Sylvia knew this well, because her and her husband David were always close with the Hallowells. In fact, David was the Beta of the pack, second in command, when Derek and Genevieve were killed, and Sam was in line to become Graeme's Beta had the pack continued with the traditional leadership.
David and Sylvia Wilde had watched Greta and Graeme grow up alongside their son, Sam, and they experienced the heartbreak just as acutely as everyone else when their parents died. It wasn't just their Alpha and Luna they had lost, it was their dearest friends.
