Sunlight warmed Rowan’s cheeks as his fist landed on another punching bag made of hay.

            ‘Today is the day,’ he mused, a set of white teeth flashing as his smile slowly made its way to his face.

            He feels excited and happy. But at the same time, the nerve of anxiety seeped into his bones as the chilling thought of being wolfless run down his spine.

            Rowan’s early morning daily schedule already includes this: exercising and letting his body be drenched in heat and sweat, sunlight and warmth.

            And thinking. Overthinking.

            The sons of other Alphas said that it is just normal to worry, especially one’s eighteenth birthday and the...