Orrin

The pack finally joined my family. Everyone is in wolf form, all running with their youngest princess for the first time.

The pack weren’t permitted to join the ceremony, but it was their right to join the hunt. Wolves of all colours and sizes rush to Kera, Adore’s wolf, with offerings of various woodland animals. It’s tradition for the pack to gift Royal wolves with food upon their first transformation.

Kera is a beautiful white and tan wolf, and her coat is stunning. Alarick stands to the side, watching Kera in her element at being the centre of attention.

‘Mate is unhappy,’ Alarick mumbles.

He turns his head towards Asha, and I sigh. She’s standing off to the side, alone, looking anywhere but at us. This is all my fault; I’ve neglected Anja for the past few days. It wasn’t intentional, but I had so much on my mind that I drifted for a while.

It was wrong of me. As Alpha and King, I know that I need my Queen; it’s the only way to get through the hard times. I swore at our mating