Ava

The Gathering Hall is a loud cacophony of people and voices chattering on about what’s coming next. What do we do now? How will we survive? And so on.

I stand next to my mother at the head of the table, my father on her others side, and James just beyond. To my left is Devon, who stands expressionless at the gathering of alphas and council members.

Johrunn, Chelsea, Stanton, Josie, and Henry all stand in formation around the table. They are the only alphas who ...