My heart is relieved. My mind isn’t thinking about anything, but Eve, who’s sitting beside me, smiling while chatting with dad and the rest of the pack’s officials. I shift on my seat a little when she catches me staring at her, then pretend to remove a smudge of makeup on her eyes that doesn’t exist. “There. It’s gone,” I say awkwardly. Eve teasingly rolls her eyes off me, before softly smirking. Unfortunately,... The light-heartedness of the moment takes a more tense turn when the pack’s Chief Beta broaches the topic of dad’s chosen heir. “So, when are we gonna expect your decision, Alpha Zandro?” Dad’s piercing silver eyes teeter between me and Gareth, carrying an obvious hesitation behind them. Suddenly,... A loud thud echoes. Everyone jolts in their seats in surprise when Ga

