Chapter Seven RONAN Attending a party thrown in honor of my return and ascendancy to Alpha wasn’t high up on the list of ways I wanted to spend my time. Having Kara by my side made things even harder. Everywhere I turned, I caught curious glances. I could see people’s minds turning over, wondering what could possibly have happened at the meeting house, and why she was now pressed into my side as if we were joined at the hip. As if we were mates. Kara seemed to shy away from the attention almost as much as I did. To my relief, however, people mostly left us alone. The other members of the pack had been told by Kit that I wouldn’t be answering any questions tonight about where I’d been. I felt Naomi’s eyes burning into my back more than a couple of times, but I was careful to evade her

