NIKOLAI “Morning,” Tyce greeted Sasha and me as we entered the warrior gym to get our workout in before our pack arrived for training. I glanced around, taking in all the empty equipment. The gym that was usually fully packed by now only had a handful of Tyce’s warriors in it. “Where is everyone?” I asked. “Outdoor training today?” “Nah,” Tyce replied. “They have the next week off. The first sunrise of the year is in 6 days, so we kicked off our sunrise festival today and gave everyone the time off. Feel free to use the gym as much as you want.” I nodded and he continued speaking with a glint in his eyes. “Be careful out there. You’ll be seeing a lot of plastered wolves on the prowl. Lotsa drunk, horny she-wolves too.” He gave me a friendly punch in the arm. “Used to be my favorite time

