As soon as Blaze was in the woods and out of sight, he broke into a jog. He reached the rendezvous point in the tunnel before anyone else. Paul and his wife arrived next, and soon the others filtered in until everyone was accounted for. This was only the third time Blaze had been with them for the change, and there were things he needed to explain.
“I wanted you here so I could tell you about myself and you could ask questions.” He explained his birth to alphas of the pack as it had been that year. Some members, like his mom and dad, had passed on. He spoke of enlisting in the armed forces and retiring. “You may know I teach hand- and long-gun shooting, and I live not far from the range.”
Marsela, one of the younger women, butted in. “You said you didn’t want to be an alpha, so I want to
