Alpha Elgin: I arrived at the Dark Silver Pack to stay a few weeks before taking the researcher back to my pack. She was supposed to visit every pack, find the cause of the sickness, and hopefully a cure. Graham had called last night, asking me to come sooner, saying it was urgent and that I’d be shocked to see who the researcher was. Curious and uneasy, I left early this morning. When I arrived, Graham was already waiting at the border. “It seems like I never see you anymore,” he said, giving me a look. I laughed. “You know how life is, especially married life,” I said. “Oh, let’s not talk about wives. You’re going to lose it when you see the researcher,” he stated the same thing he’d been repeating since last night. I still didn’t get who had him so restless. “Really? Is she some

