Flashback

Then I glanced at Razel to check if he can manage to travel in his current condition. "Do you need a back ride?" I asked him.

"What am I? A baby? I am no longer the eight-year-old kid you know, Ezra." Razel chuckled.

"Enough." Felise cut us in. "Instead of wasting your strength talking, better save them so we could reach our friends as soon as possible."

Part of me wants to explain to them what happened to Felise earlier and how she got her alpha transformation. But then I realized it must have remained a secret.

Razel was not part of our pack. Telling him everything about it might put me and Felise in danger. So, I kept it to myself. And planned to discuss it with Felise once we could have time alone.

We started our journey back, walking slowly and cautiously, keeping an eye out for any more rogue wolves that might be lurking nearby. But fortunately, we encountered none.

When we finally arrived at the beach, our friends were surprised to see us. They had