CHAPTER 17: Mating Ceremony

Cassius’s POV

It was the night of the mating ceremony. It was a ritual for all the pack members to gather around the huge, secluded slab of rock, free of towering trees, where the moon was reflected in its full bloom.

It was in this exact place that all the members of our pack had their first shift. Before we proceeded with the ritual, there was going to be a little speech from my father as Alpha, and we were all waiting expectantly for him. A few minutes later, he walked out of the pack house and right onto the podium.

“Esteemed members of the Wolfsong Dominion Pack,” he began, looking down at everyone. Garret, Landon, Selene, and I were seated at the back of the podium, but we were still visible to the rest of the pack members. I got lost in my thoughts for a second, the responsibilities I was about to be saddled with dawning on me.

Garret nudged me with his shoulder, bringing me back to the present. ". . . a ritual that my heir, Cassius, takes over from me as the next Alpha of o