We were down in Dennis' office. The four new pack members were standing before us. Dennis gave a little speech, took the red-hot branding iron with the letters BM heated up, and then shoved it into their skin, one right after the other. Yes, we all had to go through this branding. I was branded when I was 15, along with many others.
Some new pack members had tears in their eyes as they were branded. I remembered when it happened to me; I couldn't stop crying. I was branded by Dennis' father, Alpha Joesph. He tried to be kind to me afterward. But it didn't help the tears falling from my eyes. It was so painful. Some of the new members were taking it like a champ, and they didn't show they were in pain.
"Welcome to the Blood Moon Pack," Dennis spoke loudly.
They all bowed their heads to t
