BELLA

As I stared at my startled mates, everything came rushing like an avalanche, threatening to swallow me. The memories I tried to deny, those Da Ankora spoke of, came back with a vengeance, almost taking my breath with it. I recalled all that happened when I was a kid, and how I was sent away from home when danger came knocking.

I wasn't human like I had always considered. I had a complicated background, one I wasn't very knowledgeable about. Mother was supposed to initiate me into the pack ...