I watch the horror of the Alpha and his counsel run into the forest chasing the she-wolves of age. Their screams piercing the night. Shivering, I turn to my friend, his fingers clenching into fists as his anger radiates in the air. Carefully, I take his hand in mine and walk away from the blue forest dragging my friend behind me. He refuses to claim a mate this way and unfortunately for me I have one year until I am forced to enter this new found event. If this is our future, we need to find a way to end it and quickly…
I jerk awake, the screams of a she-wolf piercing my dreams and forcing me awake. She is close and I can tell there is a male chasing her by the way she sobs with fear.
"Stay away from me!" She pleads, her voice pulling at my heart. I want to rush out of this tree ho
