"I think we need to keep all this secret until we are ready," I said. "No one has even told the people here about wolves yet. The last thing I want is a bunch of Council fools running down here with Alpha-bloods hoping to form new Packs. They deserve a chance to determine their future."

Luna Carolyn was first to react to that. "With Vicki mated to one of them, she is the obvious choice to be their Alpha."

"If they even want her as Alpha," Adrienne said. "What if their old Pack still exists? Or what if they don't want to join Packs? It's a mess, and that isn't...