Tala, like the rest of the pack, had to attend meetings when they were called. She always went alone, her family didn't even look at her, and she usually positioned herself in a far corner to go unnoticed. Although it hardly mattered, even if she had positioned herself at the front, no one would have noticed her presence. She hadn't spoken to Ethan since their last conversation, and she couldn't pretend that it wasn't tearing her apart within.

She had been so stupid to fall in love with that wolf and to think that he would accept her because he too was going through a difficult change. He was an...