Maria continued to eavesdrop, crouched quietly outside her parents’ room, her heart pounding in her chest. She listened as her parents discussed their plans to ensure the safety of their family—especially hers. "I will have to take Maria to the Temple of the Righteous," Alpha Jackson said with a serious look on his face. "My father took me there before he died... She needs to know it, so that when trouble comes—and it surely will—she’ll know where to run."
He turned to his wife, searching her face for agreement...