[Austin]
I helped my father up when it was my parents’ turn to swear their oath to the pack. Gemma stayed with my brother. I went with them to do the ceremony. While I was watching them take their oaths, my wolf growled at me.
‘This is our mate’s pack. We should be joining it, too. Our family is here. The whole of our family. Our Gemma is here. This is our pack.’
‘I was ready and watching my whole family do it makes me feel like I’m just making excuses at this point. Are you ready to join this pack, then?’ I asked him.
‘More than ready. We can stay with the troll and his mate for a while longer, get stronger, show our mate we can be independent. Then we come back here and join the pack in more than name,’ he told me.
After my parents were sworn in, I stepped forward and put my han
