*Ethan*

I normally hate long trips, but this one was a definite exception. Rylee and I talk the whole time as we ride in the SUV. I’ve never felt so comfortable with a person. There is no subject we can’t talk about freely, and her heart is completely free of any judgment.

She tells me about her past. Her parents were happy when my parents decided to make the people at the resort part of the official packs. Things were easier for them after that, and soon they had two daughters. But then they decided to go back to their old pack and see if they were welcome now since...