"One more year?"
Jaxon said it like Mama River had told him he had to eat only salad for a year.
We were in the Alpha cabin after the promotion feast. His vine crown - my vine crown - was still crooked on his head because he refused to take it off. Warrior rank means you get to keep your Alpha's crown for one night to remember who gave it to you.
Elder Mira had just read the last law.
"Curved Moon Pack Law 9D," she said, trying not to laugh at Jaxon in my crown. "A Warrior who was once a former bully who rejected his White Alpha under the full moon must serve one full year as Warrior before he may apply to court said White Alpha. No exceptions. Mama River wrote it."
"I WROTE IT LAST NIGHT AFTER STEW!" Mama River shouted proudly from outside the cabin window, where she was eavesdroppin
