I don’t know what made me excuse myself. Lying to the others that I needed the bathroom. But I had left Hudson and Sonny talking quite animatedly about video games to the upcoming Alpha. He seemed more than happy in doing so. In the short time I had seen him, he appeared to be little like the man I had his father down to be. But he was the least of my concerns right now. I had made my way along the hallway of what was now becoming quite a familiar packhouse. Already I hated the place. Something about the whole pack filled me with unease. A sense of dread. And that was with a wolf whose senses were at close to their weakest. I caught sight of the young Beta, or soon-to-be Beta if his father were ever to give him his title, I should say, as I edged further down the hallway, he was getting

