Pablo arrives at his pack. His mother and father are so happy to see him that they have arranged a welcome home dinner for him. He knew his sister Lyra and her mate Birch weren't happy with him. Lyra never wanted to be the Alpha, that is, until she mated with Birch. Pablo and his parents knew Birch was greedy and had a thing about power. The day Pablo said he was traveling for a while, Birch was happy as hell. The first night Pablo left, he was attacked by a rogue; he has always thought his sister's mate was behind that attack. But not one of the rogues lived long enough for him to ask. That's the night he met Cheick, and they became friends after fighting together and became inseparable.
Birch is rolling his eyes at Pablo; he and Lyra weren't toldPabloi was returning. He grabs Lyra's pa
