ALPHA LEDGER’S POV: A few minutes later, I was in wolf form between the borders of Waning Moon and Nearside, and Cyrus trotted up to me. Our wolves rubbed up against each other, sniffing. We let them play for a bit before shifting to our human forms. “Hey,” I said. “Hey.” His voice sounded off.
I pushed those thoughts down. Best to ignore them. Pretend they didn’t exist. The week after the conversation that didn’t happen, I arrived at New Dawn for early morning training. The group was chatting excitedly in the training field, which wasn’t abnormal for a Monday, but there were more people
ALPHA STOLL’S POV: I went home, showered, and made sure everything was ready. Things had been quiet at my pack. No reports of abuse. The old timers had been scarce. We had started pack dinner and retook the common areas in the pack house. I saw a lot more of all my pack members, and they all seemed
“Do you know how many are on their side now?” “There aren’t many. Maybe a dozen, but they bully others into doing their bidding. I believe most people are not.” “So?” “Maybe I still hesitate because I feel like I should be taking care of everyone in the pack, and if there’s hope for them, I shoul
Mark nodded. “Do you have a moral compass?” “I’ve been ignoring it,” Mark said, looking down in shame. “Why?” “I wanted to be important.” “You have a strong drive toward action. You were searching for a direction for your drive. Tell me, what’s really important?” “Honor. Being good to others.”
ALPHA STOLL’S POV: Jayden, Ryder, and Beta Justin followed me to the training field after Luna Thea and her entourage left. We reviewed training plans while we waited for pack members to get home and gather for training. “Since training at New Dawn and all the curriculum you’ve shared,” I said. “I
“What made you change your mind?” Amanda asked. “I thought I saw something in the old timers, but they aren’t who I thought they were. Spending so long in the dungeon, seeing how Abe acted twenty-four-seven. Then I met Luna Thea and other people from New Dawn today. Seeing them, compared to Abe and
ALPHA LEDGER’S POV: The time came to meet with the billionaire CEO about the businesses we were starting. Stoll had mentioned he had never been to the city. I offered to drive us since I was familiar with the city. I picked him up, and we talked on the way. He told me about his pack’s assessment.