#Chapter164Instead of panicking, I called out to my wolf to help me walk down the steps to the foyer of the huge pack house. The ceremony would take place in the backyard of the pack house, and the whole pack would be there to watch the transfer of the power from my parents to me and Natalie.I sto
#Chapter165'"I'm sorry it didn't turn out the way you hoped it would be."'******I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I had to repeat the words over and over again in my head. I was standing on the precipice of the back yard, with Ethan standing behind me. I was back home, after so many months,
#Chapter166It might seem silly on the surface, the fact that I was crying even when nothing really happened but it somehow felt like a dam had been broken. A dam to my emotions. Everything I had consciously or subconsciously bottled up in my heart over these last couple of months. And now, I was ov
#Chapter167'It would have been such an easy choice if I didn't love Harper.'******I opened my eyes slowly and blinked them rapidly to ward off any residual sleepiness. When I had rested my head on the pillow of MY bed, which somehow mysteriously smelt of Harper and did an amazing job of relaxing
#Chapter168---How could I have ever forgotten how these people made me feel when I had made the decision to go away? How did I not miss the warmth my mother emanated or the safety my father projected or the pretense hatred my brother had for me? How could I have thought, even for a second, that I d
#Chapter169'HIS DISBELIEF'******One minute I was standing on the stage, overcome with pride and satisfaction that this day had finally come. I was the alpha of the pack. I was perusing the crowd. My pack. It was my duty to take care of them now, to protect them and provide for them. As an alpha,
#Chapter170Two hours later, we were still sitting on the stiff chairs of the waiting room, eagerly hoping for some good news. The door opened and a young doctor walked towards us, his face betraying no emotion. My mother hastily wiped her face and stood up, as did I."The alpha has suffered from a
#Chapter171'"I, uh, should go."'******I sighed in despair as every other person in the house, with a normal sleep-wake routine, retired for the night. First, my parents turned off their lights, then my brother Cody and then, finally, Ethan went to sleep. Leaving me wide awake in my room.I had s