Chapter 12 The Alpha's Price

The creature - the wolf - slunk away into the trees, its massive form melting into the darkness like mist.

Abby stood alone in the center of the clearing, the others still watching her, weighing her.

Marla stepped forward.

"You feel it, don't you?" she said softly.

Abby swallowed, her mouth dry. "Feel what?"

"The bond. The weight. The cost."