Ember laid her hand against her stomach as she looked herself over in the mirror. She had noticed now, she no longer looked like the little runt that Artemis had plucked from the depths of her grief. She felt more grown now, like she was more complete than she was before. She looked herself over in her black halter dress. Tonight was the candlelight vigil for the late Alpha King. Tonight was the night they said their goodbyes.
Ember had no intention of telling Artemis the special news. She couldn’t let anything slow them down for what was to come. The allied packs would take on the northern Kingdom, but first… Black Grove would burn for their betrayal. Of that she was positively certain.
Ember’s hair was longer now. She pulled the top lengths back into a cute half up fashion. She soon
