Rose looked at Matthew and the other boys, who were still asleep. She sighed again, before looking back at her brother. "Okay, just....promise me you'll be back, Gabriel."

Shadow nodded.

"Trust me." He whispered.

It was funny to Matthew that they've only moved to the den a few months ago, they've been hunting with Shadow, and she hasn't made a fuss about it until now. Maybe it WAS because not too long ago, they've hunted for so long that they lost track of time, and they didn't get back until the moon was high in the sky.

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Rose knelt down and dumped the blackberries into a massive heap in the middle of the den.

The girls, Matthew and Shadow ate. Zackary slowly came in to grab a few berries. Matthew looked around the cave.

"Where's Max?"

Zackary looked at him. "Give him some time." He replied.

Matthew sighed heavily. "Alright."

Ever since Max knew the truth about his relation to Scarlett, his demeanor had slowly changed over the passing months. He was growing distant and............quiet.