Everyone raised their glasses and echoed my sentiment, the excitement and camaraderie palpable in the room. I couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and belonging as I looked around the table at my pack members, my family, and my mate.
"And to hopefully finding mates once this is all over," Jack said with a grin. "Once all those other shifters are free, the rest of us might finally have a chance."
Harper laughed. "Yes, if we were going to be mated to anyone in this pack it would have happened by now. We need some fresh blood."
"Are you both so eager to be mated?" Grant asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Maybe not right away, but someday," Jack said with a shrug. "It's what a lot of the shifters are fighting for though."
I hadn't realized that was such a huge concern among the Ophiuchus, but
