Ulric pov I was in the backyard punching away on the punching bag when she came back home. Home. I loved that word. The last time I truly felt like I was home was when I lived at the Dark Woods pack. Even after I had moved from Derrick’s joint Alpha bedroom into the Beta bedroom down below so I wouldn’t have to listen to him and his boyfriend going at it at all hours of the day. I chuckled to myself as I remembered the day Derrick introduced me to his boyfriend. He was scared out of his mind, afraid I’d judge him or something for being gay. I just looked at him and said “So you finally realized it?” And the look on his face was priceless. I remember how his father had burst out laughing and slapped him on the back, telling him not to be so freaked out about it. My heart ached thinking a