UNLEASHED

This showed us well, at least me that maybe I’d been too hard on him, regardless of the surprises he’d thrown our way.

Elena stood tall, and I adjusted my stance so that I could stand by her side. She took my hand in hers as she gracefully accepted the show of respect from these bears.

“Thank you,” she said quietly, then she turned to Jack. “Did you see my wolf?”

He nodded and gestured to the group in front of us. “We all did.”

“We’d like some privacy to train for the rest of the afternoon,” she said. “Only because this is new and I’d rather nobody get hurt in case there are any other new developments with my wolf.”

“Understandable,” Jack said, and then the other bears began to disperse. “Use the building behind us. I’ll make sure it remains empty until you’re done.”

“You’re welcome to join us if you’d like,” I said to Jack, hiding my smirk when I noticed how wide his eyes had become.

He glanced down at Sammy, who was still staring at Elena with his mouth open. “I promised my son that