"Alright, I'll come get you." My mother, Lena Lowe, hung up after she finished speaking.I pulled open the bottommost drawer of my desk. Inside was a dusty application form to leave the pack.I'd once thought I'd never touch it again for the rest of my life.But life always took unexpected turns.After signing my name, I folded the application and slipped it into my backpack. Once the Elder Council stamped it, I'd be completely free.However, the moment I stepped out of the courtyard, a figure dropped from the sky, landing right in the middle of the forest path.It was my father, Damon Moretti, blocking my way. He hadn't fully transformed, but gray wolf fur had already appeared on his arms. This was his half-wolf form, usually used to intimidate prey.And now, he was using it to stop his own daughter from leaving.Father pulled a velvet box from his pocket. The box sprang open, revealing a pink stone inside. It was the one Joanna Litt had admired at the market yesterday.Fathe
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