My eyes widened at the display in front of me, and my gaze swept through the people. The dining hall stretched wide, rows upon rows of tables filled with people both young and old, and they all bowed their heads to me.

Tears pricked in my eyes, seeing how easily these people had accepted me, something I had once begged for. My neck was still bare, bearing no visible mark, nor had the alpha publicly claimed me, but they had taken me as theirs, and the show of love enveloped me.

“Thank you.” I croaked, emotions rushing to the surface, but I cleared my throat before speaking. “You may sit.”...