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Others arrived. Laurel was glad that Sequoia sat down by her side so she felt supported by her friend. As Mahler spoke, Laurel did not watch him. She watched the other wolves in their small pack, and saw them turn against her one by one. Why, she wondered, did Wylla only stare at her with this hardened gaze and not her own mate? Ah, right, of course - she'd forgotten about the fucking him for a moment. That, of course, changed everything. Even Sequoia shot her a surprised glance.

Laurel elaborated, even though she didn't want to. I warned about this last spring. After that, Merrick moved away because he had more enemies in the lands at the time. He killed my sister. His mother. Laurel swallowed thickly and her gaze hardened to steel as she said this, not allowing herself to fall to emotion. She looked at Sequoia mostly, not wanting to see Wylla's cold, ruthless gaze. How could Mahler fall for someone like that?

Sequoia said that she could infiltrate. Laurel didn't like the thought. She would just sit here and wait, hoping for Sequoia to be successful? Lose her only friend on top of her children? Even Sequoia herself wasn't sure if she would be successful.

Was it worth a shot, or a desperate attempt that would never work? How long would it take Sequoia to get into their good graces enough to see the children, and if she got there, how far gone would they be? Laurel looked at Mahler and said, Do we have no allies? Won't the Duskfire wolves stand by us and fight to get them back? Who knows what he'll do to them if we leave them there for so long! There so young... Sequoia, I really appreciate you wanting to risk your own neck to save them, but what if... What if it's too late? We waited when I first said that Merrick was a threat, and now look at us. Time's run out! We have to gather allies and fight, and soon. Laurel was not so sure she could bear waiting here, at home, while Sequoia risked her own life to try and rescue the children...