Scarlett bit down on her nails as she paced back and forth. She had discussed joining the pack with Simon when they met yesterday, but he had a requirement before he would accept her.

Scarlett scoffed when she heard the word he said right out of his mouth. "Seriously? Before I can join the pack, you want me to learn about your kind? Simon, you want me. You need me. At least you did. You approached me a week ago, wanting me to join your pack, and now that I have reached out to you, you demand a condition?"

Scarlett had departed early yesterday after school had ended. Since it...