SHADOW

“Oh, my Goddess! Welcome back.” Kindra, one of my best friends, opened her arms, smiling widely.

Barely stepping out from the backseat of the car, I was already smiling back, hugging her. “Thanks.”

“Welcome back, Alpha. The pack was not the same without both of you.” Duke, the Beta, went to my husband beside me. It still felt funny calling Califf my husband when the pack preferred mates.

They hugged each other before Duke came to me. “We missed you, Luna.”

“I missed you all.” I returned the hug and noticed Zack, Lyon, and Kairo were already there, but one was missing. “Where’s Tor?”

“Really, Luna? He was the...