The next morning I woke feeling good. My mind was clear and I was giddy about the day I had ahead of me. I was happy about the small talk that I had with Liam.After we spoke, he ran back with me. He walked me to the door of my cabin and then winked at me before leaving. I headed inside and jumped into bed feeling like a little school girl.What he said to me made me feel relieved. He wanted to help me. He was going to. He knew that I was scared and he was willing to help me with that. My wolf loved it.After my run with Ezra, I found myself standing back at the boulder with Alfie again. He was in a foul mood and he had been snapping at me all morning. Something bad clearly happened and he was definitely bothered."Hurry up! I don't have all day," Alfie grunted as I pulled. I rolled my eyes at him. When he was in a better mood, I was going to give him a mouthful and make him apologise.I continued pulling. I hadn't even made it to the line before Alfie jumped off. He muttered somethin

"This bear hunt is my favourite time of the year. It's just before all the bears go into hibernation. So they're really fat and easy to take down. It's the best," Lila said as we walked. I raised my eyebrows at her as her belly rumbled loudly. She giggled and shrugged at me.We set down the gear in front of us with the rest of the stuff and we both exhaled deeply. My wolf was giddy with certainty for the day. We couldn't wait to sink our teeth into a nice, fat bear.It was the day we were finally leaving for the bear hunt. There was a large group of us all going. I knew most people that were coming, but there were some that I was unfamiliar with.All my friends were coming, as well as Liam and Alfie. Even Ezra was dragging his ass along with us despite the amount of complaining he did while we finalised this trip."I'm so excited that you get to come this year. Brayleigh doesn't go and I always end up tagging around Liam or Lucas and Leon. They're so boring," Lila complained as we sto

When I woke the next morning, Ezra was already awake. I slipped out the tent without waking Lila, who rubbed her nose and stirred slightly when I crawled past her. She was honestly adorable.My wolf already thought of her as our sister. We shared a bond with each other. It wasn't anything like the one I had with my real brothers or even Liam, but it was there and we could definitely both feel it.I even felt a bond with Lucas and Leon. I figured that since we had only met a few days ago, that it wouldn't be as strong as the one I had with Lila. But I knew it would grow stronger with the more time I spent with them."Morning princess," Ezra greeted as I sat down next to him on the log. He spoke quietly as there were still a lot of people sleeping.Most of the guys were huddled near the tents protectively. They had all slept in their fur, and I even noticed Alfie sleeping next to the tent I had slept in.In fact, Lucas, Leon, Kade, Quo and Liam had all slept around my tent. I smiled war

We came up to a large group of bears along the river. Most had just finished eating and were sitting in the sun, probably getting ready for an afternoon nap. There was some casually drinking from the water. None of them had any idea about our presence.My belly was full as we walked along. I felt like I'd explode if I ate anymore, but I didn't even care. I was proud of what I had done and no one was going to take that away from me.Lila has said it was awesome watching me kill my own bear. I beamed with pride. Then, when she killed hers, I couldn't help but feel incredibly proud of our sister and friend. She was going to be such a strong wolf.Since there were several bears, most of the guys went out all at once. Liam had called dibs on the giant black bear towards the back, and the others had called dibs on a different bear in the group. I was excited to watch them."Liam's sorry ass probably regrets upsetting you real bad. Watch him tear this bear to shreds," Lila told me as we sat

My brothers stared intensely at Liam. They all looked like they were about to jump on him and beat him to pulp. I was nervous. I wasn't sure if they'd like him.My whole family loved Lauri — Beckett's mate — when she was introduced to the family. Would they like Liam just the same? I hoped they did. It would make everything difficult if they didn't like Liam."Well, yeah, I guess I am," Liam responded. I had already forgotten what Beckett had said to Liam. But seeing as they weren't growling at each other and trying tear out each other's throats, I assumed that it was a reasonable question."Ali! I missed you!" I heard a squeal before I felt arms wrap around me. I wobbled a little but caught the familiar scent of seaweed and salt water and I grinned. I spun around to face Lauri.She grinned at me and hugged me again. I tightly hugged her back and breathed her scent in. Lauri was one of my closest friends in Terialta. I didn't have many and she was absolutely wonderful.We had gotten a