Chapter 4: Face to FaceFreya's PovI stood at the top of the stairs, my hands on the railing, trying so hard to muster the courage to stand.Downstairs in the kitchen, sounds came up, pack members sitting down for dinner, sound of laughter echoing through the house, the cozy noise of family. It had the smell of home: Catherine's lasagna, fresh bread, and the familiar scent of wolves that I'd grown up with.It was all familiar.All but the fact that my heart was attempting to beat itself free of my body."You're beautiful," Evie told me, her fingers tightening around my hand. "Stop procrastinating. It's just dinner."Just dinner. Yeah.I smoothed my blue dress again and pushed myself forward. Every step down felt monumental, as if I were going somewhere I had no choice but to follow through on.The dining room was full. Marcus sat at one end of the massive oak table, Catherine dashing between the kitchen and dining room. Henry, Dane's Beta, was there with his mate. A handful of pack m
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