Swiftcurrent Creek Every single word builds up to this moment.

Sorry for making you wait!

Although Rysk usually didn't care for rumors and gossip, there were some whispers going around Swiftcurrent Creek that caught his attention - a wolf had died and apparently it was Wylla's brother. He taught about when he had met her and how much alike they were, how connected he felt. They had shared their feelings of betrayal by a family member and he had been intrigued by her immediately, although Wylla had been more fueled by hatred while he had been struggling to forget about the pain in his chest - he felt drawn to her like a moth to a flame.

And now there were whispers about her brother being here and more alarmingly, that he was dead. For a moment he wondered if Wylla had anything to do with it. Did she even know he was here at Swiftcurrent? And so Rysk set out to find her, but instead he found his alphess taking a nap in the sun. She lay in front of her den and soft cooing noises could be heard from inside. Rysk let out a short bark, since he didn't know if Durnehviir was actually sleeping and he didn't want to wake her up or upset the little ones inside the den.