Rowan’s POV She shakes her head and looks away. At the far end of the corridor, Hazel rushes out the doors. I never even said goodbye to her and left her to fend for herself with the Alpha and Beta. I wince. That's one way to lose a friend. Said Alpha and Beta are still talking, far from us. Mom whirls and grabs my shoulders, forcing me to look her square in the face. "Yes, I did. But we need this to work out here, Ro. I know exactly what I said, but this is it for our family. Unless you want us to end up rogues, we have to make this work. There's no other choice." I wrinkle my brow. "We could go to another Pack." Mom scoffs slightly, as if I'd told a joke. "Another Pack? Ro, this is it. No other Pack will take us, because of Alpha Victor. It's a miracle that Alpha Thorne hates that

