---- Chapter 5 I slammed the ebony box down on the altar stone. It landed with a heavy thud. The whole place went dead silent. Scarlett was the first to react. She shrieked and backed away, "Oh my god! She... she actually put something in that box!" "This is blasphemy!" Marcus, the Alpha of the Redwood pack, pointed at me, furious. "Putting something unholy like that on the sacred altar stone! Are you trying to curse us all?" "Regina's lost it!" the Beta female from the Blackwood pack screeched. 'She's trying to use some evil spell to get back at us!" "Get that damn box out of here!" "It's an insult to the Moon Goddess!" "She's defiling our sacred ground!" ---- Angry shouts came from all sides, but Ethan just stared at me, his eyes cold. "Alright, Regina, your little game ends now." His voice was full of menace. ''Caleb's perfectly fine in the northern territories. I got a report from him just yesterday. You think you can fool me with some busted old box?" "A report?" I scoffed. "What kind of report?" "About the northern border patrol!" Ethan said, smug. "My son is responsible, not weak like some people think!" Eleanor pointed her cane at me. ''You vicious woman! Cursing my grandson with a fake death!" "That's right!" Scarlett put on a horrified look. " Regina, how could you? Even if you're jealous of me, you can't joke about Caleb like that!" The pack members around them chimed in: "So cruel!" ---- "Using a curse to get revenge!" "A woman like that should be kicked out of the pack!" I looked at their hypocritical faces, my heart cold as ice. "Marcus," I said calmly. Beta Marcus stepped out from the crowd, his face pale. "Regina... Ma'am..." "Tell them." My voice carried clearly across the clearing. "Tell them what's in this box." Marcus was trembling all over, too scared to speak. Ethan roared, "Marcus! Don't play along with her tricks! Go to the northern territories right now and bring Caleb back to me!" "Ye-yes, Alpha..." Marcus stammered. "Wait," I stopped him. "Marcus, use your nose.