Chapter 157

Mel’s POV

Jaxon is not in bed when I wake up in the morning, but when I mind-link him, he just says he decided to begin patrol a little earlier today so he can complete any paperwork that needs to be done before the party.

I actually sit down and eat breakfast today before heading to the training grounds. There are only two more weeks until camp is over. Everyone buzzes with excitement about the party tonight, so they're a bit distracted, but Charlotte and I manage to get them through the day's material.

As the pack starts down the trail for our end of the day run, Ayla, Dusk, and Rubeus appear in their normal, obscured spot.

Ayla is pressing her lips together, her face hardened with displeasure. She must have heard about us allowing Nathaniel to be Alpha of the IronClaw pack.

Go ahead, I got it, Charlotte mind-links me, jogging in the direction of the recruits.

"You know Ayla, I do have a job to do here," I shout as I march over to them.

Her cocked eyebrow infuriates me. I gesture to