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Dynamics of Packs

As I stood in the centre of the meeting site, I was surrounded by the familiar faces of Ronan's pack members. But even with their kind smiles and greets, I couldn't shake the feeling of estrangement.

Ronan nodded, his face fixed on me. "Aria, I want you to meet the rest of the pack."

Ronan introduced me to the other members of the pack, and I followed him. There were Kai, his sister and strategist; Ryker, his brother and Beta; and a few others whose names I could not recall.

I saw that the pack members seemed to be observing me with a combination of interest and mistrust as we traversed their area. I became aware that they were still attempting to determine my place in the group.

We came to a halt at the boundary of the area, where a number of pack members were huddled around a big fire. Ronan gave a nod, and they opened up to allow us pass.

Ronan added, "Aria, this is our pack's elder, Elara," and he introduced me to the lady seated in the middle of the gather
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