Nicolas couldn't sit still. The clock didn't seem to be moving. His pack ignored his grumpy mood and got to know each other. Between ten and eleven o'clock they began drifting off to bed. They took him at his word and switched rooms to mix their scents.
"If it's okay with you, alpha, McDonald and I will bunk with Troy and Bernard."
Nicolas looked over at Reece. "I'll take a separate room. I plan to have Zenya move in shortly."
"Yes, alpha. Good night."
"Get some rest. We'll start adding our own guard rotation to Columbus's tomorrow night."
Everyone finally left him alone. He looked at the clock and decided he couldn't sit or pace until midnight and would check on the wolves guarding the perimeter.
He undressed then shifted to wolf. Walking upwind, he quietly listened to three guards
