*Daphne*

Alpha Cyrus put Rion and me up in his house. It wasn’t like any pack mansion I was used to, although it was bigger than most of the other houses in Thorn Forest. Unfortunately, he hadn’t taken very good care of the house.

The roof leaked in the corner of our room, which was made apparent when a rainstorm rolled in overnight.

The bed creaked, the mattress was lumpy, and the blankets were scratchy. Rion had no trouble falling asleep, but the drip, ...