Just before he reached me, he shifted into his human body. I outstretched my arms to him, as much as I could, and he pulled me in a tight embrace. My tears started rushing down my cheeks like an ocean.

“Stop this madness!” a voice screamed, and we turned to look at it.

Amely had turned back into a human and was standing in the middle of the crowd. They made space for her as they watched her step forward with a hard look on her face. Jared stood next to her in his werewolf body. Dominance was rolling off both of them, making their strength sink into the packs'...