7

Mashed potatoes and steamed veggies, braised, slow-cooked meats, honeyed baked goods…there was something for everyone. I’d never seen so much food in one place, but considering the number of wolves attending the alpha ceremony, I shouldn’t have been surprised.

The elders of both packs sat at one table near us, and they seemed to be in the middle of a deep discussion. My mother, Glenda, and Dr. Stan were also with them, eating and listening.

Dom volunteered to grab us some drinks.

“Tavi, Bryn, over here!” The voice drew our attention. Tavi’s friends Mark, Lora, Preston, and Hallie were all sitting with a few more of Tavi’s friends. “We’ve got so much to talk about!”

Bryn and I looked at Tavi. There was a slight blush on Tavi’s cheeks, but her smile was polite when she shook her head.

“Not tonight,” she told them. “But we’ll all catch up later, okay?”

“Oh, sure.” Hallie’s smile fell. There was a pause, but the group got over their disappointment quickly. One of them must have said somet