Roman held a party for the graduates every year since his parents had died, celebrating not only the assignments, but also graduating from their education. The parties were always bigger and better than the previous year, and today was no different.
Moonflowers were scattered around the backyard of the pack house and throughout the forest leading to the pack lake, where Vanessa was probably half-naked and flirting with some warriors already.
“I’m gonna find Derek,” I said to Mom and Dad after we arrived.
When I disappeared into the crowd, I tugged my hair up into a high bun, showing off the pink mark that Roman had left on my neck earlier.
Derek stood by the grill, stacking three hamburgers on top of each other on his plate. I grabbed a plate from one of the tables that housed food tha
