The Oracle turns to the pack and says, “I give you Gamma Devin Laoch and Delta Xander Hawthorne.”
The pack stands and cheers. The feelings of acceptance and love flow from all of us to our new leadership group. In a few days, we will do this again for me. I can’t wait to be standing there, to complete what I have been trained for, what I’ve strived towards my whole life. A feeling of longing sweeps through me, knowing of the bond that those five now share.
Suddenly, above all the noise, I hear Devin yell, “MATE!” I am pulled out of my thoughts just in time to see him grab Xander. He yanks the right side of Xander’s collar aside, ripping the shirt nearly in half in the process. He bites into Xander’s neck, marking him as his mate.
I freeze and so does the pack as X
