RUBY'S POV
"I need to go out of town." Mother sighed reluctantly as she picked up her daily bag. "Some wolves got injured after a few territorial attacks."
She walked to the door and looked me over. "I will be back. Please stay out of trouble."
I nodded.
She looked me over. "If you won't be fit enough to work today, then I could speak to-
I shook my head. "No, don't worry. I'm okay. The pain is gone. Mum, do you know about this Old Bart person? Anything about him at all?"
Mother shook her head. "No, I haven't heard about him before."
For a pack as small as ours, it surprised me she didn't know him.
She walked over to me and kissed me. "I will be back, okay?"
I nodded as she left.
I thought of Father.
I hadn't seen him since we moved into the pack, and that was almost a month ago.
Mother didn't want to hear the mention of his name or anything that had to do with him at all.
Mother was hiding something, I could tell.
