The air was charged with a certain type of electricity that made your hair stand straight and your insides coil, and any lower-ranking wolf could feel it in their bones, evident from the way my mother was shaking. It had been an impromptu decision, but from the way my father shook in anger, I knew it was the right one. “Maddie!” My twin brothers yelled simultaneously, trying to discourage me from what would be my death, but I shook my head, ignoring them. My father’s laughter echoed throughout the room, drowning out even the noise of the air conditioner, his head thrown back and his chest vibrating with every sound that left his vocal cord. He was able to regain himself after some seconds, and he directed those murderous gazes at me. “I have never taken you to be a comedian, Maddie, bu

