SEBASTIAN I almost died when my mother made that announcement. "How could she do that to me?" I said to my wolf. "Well, I guess it's about that time again." My wolf replied, jesting. This is obviously a setup. Little wonder she made me dress so fancy for the dinner. As Mother stepped off the stage, a lot of ladies rushed me, trying to get my attention. I was raised never to be rude, so I just fake smiled all the way through. I didn't know what to do again. I signaled to Juan and he came to my rescue. I was so grateful as he reached out to other members of my pack and they became my defense. I slipped out of them to confront Mother. "What are you doing, mother?" I whispered harshly to her. "I don't understand. What do you mean?" She feigned surprise written all over her face. "

