The day that was set for my initiation into the pack was today. I’d forgotten about it and only realized it when a knock came on the door. Angelica took Liah away as we dressed up. “Are you sure about this?” Brian asked me as he helped pulled up my zip. I thought about it for a few minutes. This—accepting the pack again was going to change everything for me—for Liah. It was going to change our whole lives. And the plans we’ve had in place. This would mean I didn’t have to return to the human world any longer. I had so much going on there. A career, friends, investments. But here, I had a family. A whole big family. I made up my mind in that moment and gave Brian a nod. “I’m sure.” “I know you’re worried about the things you have going on in the human world. I’m not going to stop you

