CHAPTER 39

I need to have somewhere to go because I’m not going to live the lone wolf lifestyle. My best bet is to get a place in my uncle’s pack even if it’s only temporary, at least it’ll be something. If you don’t want to come with me to this ceremony and maybe try and get yourself an alliance out of this then fine. But I will be going in the hope of increasing my odds of getting a place in that pack because the alternative is taking a chance being out there on my own and that’s not acceptable to me."

He could tell her the truth of why he didn’t want her to go to the ceremony, he could, but now wasn’t the time or the place. Alright that was in

fact an excuse but it was an excuse he was sticking to. Rather than piss her off any further, he went to her and tugged her to him. "I didn’t think of it that way. If you want us to go, we’ll go."

"Really?" she drawled, suspicion dripping from the word.

"Really."