Tonya My hands shook as I held the letter that Ezra handed me, and stormed for another meeting, muttering curses. I stared at the High Council summons. The hearing was in two days. The words printed in the letter made my stomach turn cold. All my life, I had heard stories how the Elder High Council could strip titles, move borders, and even force pack members back to their birth packs. My frustration mounted. Was I someone’s property? I wasn’t a thing to be passed around. But the seal on that letter made me feel like one. Like we belonged to age old traditions that refused to change. And I couldn’t help but see that it was Ezra who was bringing about the change. Which the Elders didn’t like. Ezra had a massive pack of many wolves who were expelled by their condescending and dominan

