ELENA. By the time we reached the hotel that the Elders had booked for us on the pack mainland, I was exhausted; the bus ride had been a blur of pain and adrenaline. As we pulled up, I could see pack reporters looking out and flashing cameras. Oh goddess, not again. I needed to sleep. They were everywhere, shoving microphones towards us the moment we got down from the bus. They had a lot of questions, but most importantly, they wanted to know about the "Rogue Queen" who had conquered the island. I needed to let them know that I wasn't a rogue. I didn't appreciate being called one; the entire experience of being kidnapped wasn't smooth for me, and I still get nightmares from it, so I didn't respect people calling me a rogue, because that isn't who I am. "Ms. Elena, how does it feel to

