*Freya* My feelings have been fluctuating between secretly hoping for a carriage alone with Zac and kicking myself for entertaining such a thought. Nonetheless, I am pleased at the prospect of three or four hours of conversation and gossip with Angel and Summer. We first go through all the young unmarried she-wolves of the high packs, animatedly dissecting their characters. When we are done, we start in on the unmarried Alpha’s and betas. At that point, we are only a little more than halfway to our destination, so we turn to the spicier topic of married she-wolves and gentlemen. We have begun discussing the various dowagers when Summer finally declares that we are nearly at Westonbirt. I am more than a little relieved. Quite frankly, I am gossiped out. Zac has told me that he spent most

