As we walked through the doors Garrison and Aidan took the places a step behind me, signalling to others my higher rank. I scanned the room quickly finding Seth, he was deep in conversation with Jared and Tara. I took a deep breath and smoothed my dress before confidently joining Seth. I ignored him at first greeting Jared and Tara. “Aubrey is good to see you” Tara smiled genuinely, “it’s great to see you again too Tara, and you Jared. How are things?”. I could feel Seth tense beside me. Tara and I made small talk together, discussing Luna duties and other small talk about pack life. We agreed to bring our packs together more often before Seth excused us, saying we had to speak with some other acquaintances before needing to be seated.
Seth firmly grabbed my hand and lead me towards a de
