So here is the actual divorce. But it's not quite the end yet!

Kate's POV

"Okay, we'll go to the meeting then."

As we walked together, I kept looking over at my companion. He's more handsome than Humphrey, but he's far less nice to others But he can protect my children far better, and they are all that matters to me. It's nice to have a husband, but if my children (the most important children in the pack) are put at risk Humphrey wouldn't be able to protect them as well as Hutch. Humphrey would definitely try, with more passion than everybody else combined, but he can't fend of rogues like an alpha. I've seen how Hutch and the kids have bonded, and Stinky called him dad for the first time yesterday. We didn't ask him to do that, he just felt comfortable that way. Runt liked him, but still called him Hutch. Claudette was a different story, she detested him. Lilly and Claudette were the only two people who I knew would never warm to Hutch, they would never give him a try. Lilly just saw him as this idiot who hurt her friend and stole her sister, Claudette saw him as this idiot who hurt her father and stole her mother.

We arrived at the pack meeting, and while we were all sitting down, I was pushed up next to Sweets.

"Hello Sweets." She just looked at me for a while, but before we parted she said one thing.

"Tell your kids Humphrey wants to see them." I just smiled at that, as if to say I cared and would oblige. She didn't smile back, she just sat next to this grey wolf and kissed him passionately. It was Humphrey, and that one moment really pained me because I realised my decision was finalised. I felt a tear just about edge out of the corner of my eye, and treacle down my cheek.

Lilly's POV

I leaned on the big, strong alpha next to me as I was far to exhausted from the four new born pups to sit up straight. We had two white ones (a male and female) and two orangey, browney, whatever the fuck Garth's colour is ones (a male and female). We knew we weren't going to be like Humphrey and Kate calling their children by nicknames. So we called the white female Sophie, the white male James, the Garthy female Anna and the Garthy male Tom (which seems to have become Garth's favourite. Wonder why? Oh, yeah. It's in his image).

As he was my loving husband, he pulled me up closer as my dad walked onto the heightened rock that stood above the clearance. I looked up at him, sadness in my eyes, as I knew that we had made a mistake coming here. We were supposed to keep Runt away from this event, but we brought him to sit next to us. Sort of sadistically, I wanted to see how well I could comfort a crying child. That sounded so wrong, but it was in the name of my own children's well being.

"Good evening all," My father started. "I'm saddened to inform you that we have some important news regarding the heirs to the pack's leadership." Runt started tearing up, so I got off of Garth and started holding him closer.

"It's okay, Runt." I whispered.

"We must announce that I am standing down after this meeting for the new leader, Kate. When Tony died, his son took over, I wanted to put them in that position before that day. But one issue remains, Kate and Humphrey have sought a divorce from each other." I held Runt closer as his first few tears fell, but he was still silent. "Humphrey asked for this divorce on the grounds that Kate has had an affair..." He carried on talking, but then, out of all the otherwise silence, Runt started making noises. He soon was balling his eyes out into my shoulder, which came out as a slight mumble. I saw Kate turn towards us with the most absolutely distraught facial expression I think a wolf could ever make. That was when I saw Humphrey, he had turned around to look at him. But by a mile, Sweets looked surprisingly the saddest. She was the second to cry, into Humphrey. Two of the four people he loved most were now crying their eyes out, which just made him sadder.

"And so, I now announce that with consent from both partners, that Humphrey and Kate's marriage is officially annulled. The meeting has no more points, so you may now leave." That was it, I guess. No more Kate and Humphrey, just Kate and Hutch as well as Humphrey and Sweets.

Runt's POV

Oh my god, my parents are actually divorced now. I went back to my Mom's den with Claudette and Stinky and just waited for Mom and Hutch to arrive. They did about five minutes later.

"What took you so long?" Stinky asked.

"Me and Hutch were talking about something." She said.

"About what?" Claudette asked.

"Your father wants to see you."

So that was the seventh chapter of 'The Problem'! Please review with your thoughts. PM me with any suggestions!

This story is going to last 11 chapters.