***MICHAEL POV*** When it came to be lunchtime, I needed a break. We had planned for the ceremony for hours, and that was when I hit my breaking point. I needed air. My anxiety was through the roof, my emotions were going over a cliff, and I was worried that Steve hadn't shown any signs of coming out of it. And then everything hit me. I had a combination of grief, relief, anger, and confusion rolling through my mind. Grief because of my having to take the lives of people. Relief because I could finally relax a little bit and enjoy my life and because Justin was back. Anger because of the destruction Richard's pack of rogues and fuckups had caused. Confusion because I was worried about becoming Alpha and leading over 1,000 wolves at any given moment. T

