An Ally?

“Once he marks you, you will no longer be able to reach me though our mind link, since you will become a member of the Silver Adder pack.” My father tells me as we stand in the foyer of the Silver Adder pack house. “But I am always a simple phone call away.” He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a cell phone and hands it to me. I looked down at the device. I’d never needed a phone before. My father had one and there was one in the pack house to contact people who were not in the Lunarflare pack, but I had always just been able to mind link with whoever I wanted to talk to.

My father pulled me in close and kissed my forehead. I felt a sting of sadness wash over me and I realized he was about to leave me here. I was an adult and wouldn’t have my father to take care of me. I had known I was grown and no longer a child, but it was just now really hitting me. I didn’t want my father to see me cry, so I forced a smile. There was no use making him worry. “I love you, daddy.” I said, looki