Jake POV I stand at the back door watching Ava taking part in the warrior training. Even though we have trained over the last few years she still takes part, Ava says it’s because she like to learn but also because the pack gets to spend time with her. It’s effective as the training grounds are often packed on the days that Ava is training. Since we got back from the mating ball a month ago Ava has been different. Ava had to go to the werewolf council regarding the allegations made by Alpha Matthew, when she got home I could see that she wanted to just cry. Even though the allegations had been put to rest, the council kept being bombarded by the other packs as to why Ava was not being made to return to her mate. Ava soldiered on and in the end gave the packs an ultimatum: if they kept

