I asked as I bit down on my bottom lip to keep it from trembling. Everything that they had told me was a lot to take in and I was still trying to process it along with the shocking events of my earlier run-in with my first rogue. “Yes.” The answer came from a stern-looking Cade. I tried to regain whatever composure I still had left under the watchful eyes of the two alphas. “So, what happens now?” I asked. “Ideally, it would be easier for us to guard you if you joined one of our packs,” suggested Cade. “Not going to happen,” I replied, shaking my head without even considering it. “You’d be stronger and more able to defend yourself if you could shift,” said Blake. “But I’d only be able to shift if I found my…mate.” I could barely say the word. “Look, let me explain something to you guys,” I started as I stood up and faced both of them. “All this werewolf stuff is normal for you but up until about half an hour ago, I didn’t even know werewolves existed.
