"Sister of my mother?" Alisha mumbled, feeling like a punch to her gut to know everything.

"Yes, you are my niece. More than a niece, you are our Queen-the one our whole pack has been waiting for for years. I haven't set foot in the pack for the past 18 years, but I can still say everyone was eagerly awaiting the royal blood to bless them. You are a blessing for us all, just like your mother was," Maya's eyes welled with tears as she remembered her sister, the one she had spent her whole life ...