The sky was dappled with pink and orange as the sun slowly slid behind the trees. Riley clasped her hands between her knees, watching people move about from her spot on the front steps of the pack house. Max and Penny had taken the news about Evan as well as Riley had expected, which meant it had not gone well at all. They tried to argue, Max even insisting that he wouldn’t let the child go, but sense had ultimately prevailed. The following day had involved a meeting with the elders to officially present Riley as the luna. The elders had wanted to set a date for the Luna Ceremony, but Kent and Riley insisted that there would be no event until the situation with the rogues was resolved. That hadn’t stopped the news from spreading through the pack though, and Riley had been approached by

