The men carried the scent of the Alpha Pack but I had never set eyes on them before then. Valens came up behind me and the men echoed their greetings in loud, cheery voices that were far divorced from their scary, domineering builds.

"Alpha! Luna!" The largest man in the group echoed, then he stepped forward and on instinct, I stepped backward, leaning into Valens. "A hug?" The big man asked.

"I thought we all agreed on not hugging strangers?" Jabari stepped out from the mall. I frowned when I realized I'd been so caught up with Valens that I barely paid attention to Jabari materializing at different places around...