KENDRICK 

I could barely contain the frustration that had awed me as I made my way down the hallway back to the throne room. I hated that I was doing this. I hated that I couldn't force her out of my Pack because all of a sudden, my elders had gotten very clever and were unearthing laws that I had no idea still existed. My jaw was tight as were my fists. The echo of my boots were also a testament to the anger I was trying to stifle. 

I could still feel the heat in my chest as I remembered what the council had said. They better be lucky,...