Lise ran her hand over the gown, delighted. "Mother, it even has our pack's crest embroidered on it!"My mother hugged her and stroked her hair. "Of course, sweetheart. It's our pack's symbol, embroidered in gold thread just for you. Wherever you go, our blood runs in your veins. You'll always be one of us."It also shows your standing. When you join the Silver Moon pack, no one there will dare shut you out."My eyes stung. So my mother did know how this world worked. The strong preyed on the weak, and without her own pack behind her, a wolf might never be accepted, even after joining another pack.Yet I didn't even have a gown for my bonding, and she wasn't the least bit worried about whether my new pack would take me in.My father turned away gruffly, a faint tremor in his voice. "If anyone bullies you, come home. The Gray Wolf pack isn't afraid of the Silver Moon pack!"Just a few days earlier, he'd told me to settle into my mate's pack after the bonding and stop thinking about comi
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