It seemed so obvious that I wasn’t ready to live with so many people, but as far as Ares was concerned taking more time to integrate with them had never been an option. It wasn’t how things were done.
It wasn’t.
People didn’t do things that way in my old pack, either; it isn’t the way people are accepted by new packs.
For me, though… even without the additional complication of being overwhelmed by a new power I couldn’t control, it made sense. I had only just accepted the fact I was probably born to be a Loner when this pack discovered me, and trying to find my place in a new pack so suddenly was not working out.
That was probably my own fault; I had made no effort to get to know any of these people, because it was easier and more enjoyable for me to spend my time with Ares. I didn’t
