It had been a week since Alpha Eric, Luna Lisa, and Mitch had arrived. Mason was not pleased with the way Mitch kept eyeing Skylar and Jericka as they sparred. Mason recalls the night that he returned to the packhouse with the test results from the investigation. As Mason neared the packhouse, an unfamiliar wolf scent caught him off guard. He took off running towards the house at the fastest pace he could manage without shifting. When Mason arrived, he was greeted by laughter. That made him even more uncomfortable. On the couch between, Jericka and Skylar sat a man that Mason did not know. When Skylar caught his scent, she leaped up, kissing him in front of everyone. "Uncle Eric, Aunt Lisa, and Mitch, this is James Mason, our pack Beta, and my mate," her voice was music to his ears.

