Chapter 48 Humiliated?
If they were tasked with holding the front lines and diverting the vampires’ focus, they felt it was a more manageable challenge. Once inside the fortress, however, there would be no support, no matter how loudly they screamed.
Everyone agreed that it was a bargain. Once the arrangement was finalized, they exited the tent where the meeting had been held. It was still early morning, and most of the warriors were either asleep under the eaves or resting inside their tents.
Life on the frontlines had disrupted the werewolves’ body clocks—nighttime was when the vampires were most active, making it impossible for them to rest then.
Instead, they were forced to adapt to the vampires’ schedule. Sleeping at night meant risking ambushes and surprise attacks from the shadows, which would only lead to more death and bloodshed.
In the mornings, the vampires’ familiars often emerged to stir up trouble or provoke skirmishes, leaving the werewolves with little chance to truly rest. So whenever a moment of calm arrived—like now—they seized the opportunity to sleep and recover.
Zion, too, returned to his pack after the meeting and entered his tent, where a simple meal had already been prepared. Even though all the packs were camping together, each one was responsible for guarding their own supplies and protecting their own interests. Resources weren’t distributed equally here; they had to bring their own resources from their own territories.
When Zion first arrived at the frontlines, the supplies had been barely sufficient—just enough to keep his warriors going. But as the days dragged on, their rations steadily diminished, now barely enough to stave off hunger, let alone keep them battle-ready.
He wasn’t surprised. Even before his departure, he’d already heard the whispers—several allied packs had cut ties with the Midnight River Pack. The fallout was only beginning to show.
It didn’t take a genius to realize that the dwindling supplies were no coincidence. The other packs had clearly cut off their support—not just their alliance, but their lifeline.