*David* We’re nearly back to the packhouse. Celeste hasn’t said anything, though I can tell she has so much she wants to say. I’m sure the King has told her. Perhaps they are letting her tell me it is time for me to go home, or worse, I’m being cast out as Rogue again. I spent so much time alone before Lucas finally brought me into the pack he had created. It felt good to have others around and people who cared about me. Still, nothing has compared to having that link to an actual pack. The feeling of being an Alpha again… it’s indescribable. We head upstairs to her room, and I open the door, sniffing inside to verify that it’s safe. She smiles at me before she takes my hand and pulls me in. She closes the door behind us and leads me to the couch, where she sits next to me. “You

