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•BRIAN•I waited outside the front porch for Alma. He was the only person who made it easy for me while waiting for my father to arrive. Alma was the only person who made waiting easy.He was my best friend, and the only one who didn't treat me like I was different. With him, I was just Brian. I heard soft footsteps behind the house, then a sharp whistle that I knew very well. I smiled before I even turned my head.“Brian,” Alma whispered loudly. “Come on. Before they see you.”I jumped up and followed his voice. He was standing near the side of the house, his dark hair messy as always, his eyes bright with excitement. He waved at me to hurry.“Where are we going?” I asked as I ran to him.“We will go to the playground,” he answered. “Then the trees. The older boys are training near the fence. If they see us, they will make us run errands.”I groaned. “Again?”He nodded seriously. “Again.”We both laughed quietly and ran behind the house. The backyard was wide and green, with tall

•LEO•"The Luna demoted you?" I asked in disbelief while I was on the call with Bruce. I shook my head and couldn't believe what he was telling me. I had done everything before Catherine and I were taken to ensure that Mary would be punished for her crimes and banished from the pack. The only thing that remained was for her to sign the divorce papers and be done with the nonsense we called marriage for five years. I regretted every moment I had spent with her and wished she would be out of our territory by the time I returned home with my son. But alas, she had deceived the entire pack and made them believe she was still the Luna. The elders were even gullible enough to believe every word she said. It was as if they all believed I wouldn't return from the north. "Yes, Alpha," he answered. "The Elders sided with her and told us to await your return before she could be punished for the crimes she confessed in front of the entire pack. They believe she and Xander were under the inf