Lisa's POV I woke up the next morning with the strangest mixture of excitement and nerves buzzing in my chest. Yesterday, Kael had practically begged me to oversee the planning for the pack’s annual celebration, dumping all responsibility on me with that pitiful puppy-dog look in his eyes. At first, I had agreed out of boredom and maybe out of spite for Enzo, who had so obviously shoved me aside by moving me to another room. But now, lying in bed with a mental list running wild in my head, I realized what I had signed myself up for. This wasn’t some small dinner. This was the event of the year for the pack. Everyone would be there. All the alphas, heirs, families, and allies. I groaned into my pillow. “What have I gotten myself into?” Still, I wasn’t about to back down. If Kael thought

