The Deal Made

Meanwhile, with Steve, the Beta of the Hermit Pack was walking down the road, heading straight to Maddie's house, as per usual. As soon as he arrived at his destination, he didn't bother knocking at the door, as he let himself in, and was greeted by the sight of Maddie's parents and Albus.

"You took a while," Aiden said. "And? How is our stray guest?"

"Healthy, for one thing," Steve answered, a disgusted expression on his face. "For another, I think she grew a backbone being away for so long. Even though she's supposed to be a weak werewolf now."

"You forget, she may have Maddie's wolf in her now, it is only the majority part of the whole wolf; she still has a part of her own wolf inside of her," Albus reminded. "Well... Not that it would matter soon. Not if you find a way to convince her to get involved in the Wolf Swap Rite again, so we can extract her remaining wolf and put it inside Maddie, where it belongs."

As Ellie had thought, Steve was not being genuine in his remorse and ple