“We will be doing things a bit differently as we have a new wolf joining our pack tonight.” Says Laken, walking towards me until he is right in front of me. My breath catches in my throat from the anticipation. Everyone around us murmurs their enthusiastic assent, moving away from us, and leaving Laken and me alone in this spot. I look around in surprise, wondering what he’s planning before turning back to him. “Huh?” I ask, a bit stupidly I might add. I don’t know why, but sometimes around Laken, my brain stops working for a moment when it comes to my thinking. Instead, my traitorous mind focuses all its energy on admiring the fine specimen of Alpha known as Laken Hart. Or, maybe I do know why that is, and it's highly inappropriate given our situation. It’s only been a little more than

