When the limousine from my family’s pack arrived, I climbed in without hesitation. I didn’t look back at the mansion. Not at the territory I once ruled beside him. Not at the pack I had loved more than myself.

As the gates closed behind me, my wolf stirred faintly.

I looked out the window, the full moon glinting faintly through the clouds.

And in that pale light, I made my silent vow.

They would regret the day they broke me.