Maya's POV: “Don't worry, they are very welcoming to strangers,” Lauren said and gave me a little smile that did nothing to reassure me. Okay, let's have a quick recap on what has happened so far in the past few days. I had kissed Nicolas and got interrupted by Carlos’ whining, which I was really grateful for. We had both decided to ignore the kiss and focus on Carlos, which was the reason I was currently sitting in Lauren's car with Carlos in my arms. “It doesn't really matter,” I said in a whisper before staring out the window. Since I had no choice but to let Carlos live in the pack for a few days after the initiating ceremony, I had decided that the best thing to do was to drop him off myself. The best thing would have been to stay with him, but there was something about staying

