Lana's POV As far as I understood things, turning a human into a werewolf was an extremely rare, ancient practice that had seldom been used since the political decline of nobility in the 18th century. It made sense, of course, for a werewolf noble to bind those in service to them quite literally - and it made equal sense that without absolute rule over their territories, sudden changes in behavior of certain human family members were... harder to explain. And when I said it made sense, I meant that objectively, because obviously it all still sounded just a teeny bit crazy - and yet here I was. What I hadn't expected was for the ceremony leading into the transition to be so beautiful. Key pack members were gathered in one of the grander rooms in the old palace, in the centre of which la

