We gathered all of Blood Warrior Pack for the official announcement about a week later.

Standing on the steps of the pack house I'd once feared, looking out at hundreds of faces who'd lived under Jason's rule, preparing to tell them their entire world was about to change, it felt impossible and inevitable all at once.

Tristan stood beside me, solid and reassuring. Michelle was on my other side, along with several Winter Storm warriors who'd come as a show of strength and support. Lana had ...