I still felt upset about it. At that very moment, someone put their hand on mine and gave it a light squeeze. I looked up to see Asta casting a sideways glance in my direction before returning his attention to the wheel of his vehicle. It had been an hour since we had started driving, and all of the pack members were riding in buses as they made their way to my hometown at that time. My memory brings back the scene where Gary managed everything while Asta gave orders to the pack guards while a large number of men and women boarded two dozen buses.

When I went up...