Puck and Thorin went ahead to assess the damage Wintertooth had taken, and they were left stunned.
The place looked like a battlefield—nothing short of a disaster.
"That vampire practically invited chaos. Even after she left, the knights just kept going at it," one of Riona's loyal anti-fans tattled with exaggerated resentment—or maybe not exaggerated since he lost his own house.
Puck and Thorin exchanged a glance that said everything. They both knew this wasn't about Riona or Florian—it was Nina's move all along. Thorin's aunt had never intended to let him take control of the pack. This was part of her plan, from the start.
"So that's why she was so confident," Puck murmured, finally connecting the dots to Nina Zacharia's devious scheme.
More than half the huts were reduced to rubble. The remaining werewolves worked tirelessly to rebuild what they could, especially to provide shelter for the pups.
