spreading the word of this treachery to each Alpha of the eight main packs, and soon the Council’s schemes will be exposed. What do you have to say for yourself?” The old man placed a hand over his eyes and shook his head slowly, moaning. “The Council has too much power,” he moaned. “They sought to create an uber-lycan , a half-breed with the power of telepathy that doesn’t have to be learned,” he admitted. “Many years ago, the Council decided to reduce lifemates’ chances of meeting in order to prolong their little experiment, placing virile males in packs with females the Council wanted to breed. It was only after I was admitted to the Council that they told me of this heinous thing, and short of throwing myself from a window, there was nothing I could have done.” A hint of pity appeared in Liam’s eyes. “Garr, you have to speak to the pack. I will tell Cian all that you’ve said tonight, and together the pack will vote on whether you must be cast out or not.” The old man flinched, his lean frame seeming to shrink under the pressure of his shame.
Keva stood, and came to stand beside Liam. “Elder Garr, I am not Hannah. I am Keva, shifted into my human form, and I have the gift of telepathy due to my half-breed nature.” Garr looked up in shock from where he sat, staring at the lean redhead. “Um,” he said slowly, “Shouldn’t your hair be pale blonde, Keva?” She glanced at Liam and they shared a grin. “We dyed it, sir,” she explained. “Oh,” said the man faintly, before passing out and falling out of the chair. He would have hit his head on the floor if Liam had not quickly caught him and laid him gently on the couch. The two friends left quietly, leaving the elder in a faint on the couch.
Cian called a pack meeting the next day, Keva’s seventh day in the pack and her last day, according to the Council’s decree, to shift into human form or be cast out of the pack. She attended the meeting in human form, happily smiling at her new family. The teenage twins, Rick and Rosa, sat next to her and asked her all about her life growing up as a true wolf, which they thought was “awesome.” Rosa was a thin, short, black-haired girl with two differently-colored eyes. Her right eye was gold, and her left eye was a deep green. Rick was a bit stockier, with shaggy black hair and the same color eyes as his father Davin, a light gray-green that seemed to change in different light. Neither twin had shifted yet, so they were happy to hear that Keva had been able to learn to shift so quickly. Rosa giggled when Keva mentioned her real age. “What? You’re only two years old! You’d still be a baby as a human,” she said with a grin, her eyes twinkling. “What if you were, and Cian had to change your diaper?” The twins screeched with laughter at the thought, but Keva only shook her head with a smile.
The pack quickly grew quiet as Cian began to speak. Elder Garr had not yet arrived, which was very unusual. Cian detailed the specifics of the Council’s scheme, and no sooner had the story been explained when Elder Miella burst into the meeting hall, leading the rest of Council, including Elder Garr. Several members looked very displeased, particularly Elder Sera, who had decreed Keva only be given one week to learn to shift. Keva bold met Elder Sera’s sharp yellow eyes as Elder Miella began to speak, directing her tirade at Cian. “How dare you, Alpha, have your beta interrogate a member of the Council without first seeking advice from the Council itself! This is an outrage!” Cian growled deep in his throat. “Your breeding program is an outrage, Miella!” He boomed at the small woman, his eyes sparking with anger. “By implementing this breeding program, you have managed to shrink the entire lycan population to a mere one hundred individuals!” The elder glared at him, but was unable to respond before he continued. “Yes, I do have the numbers, because my
Keva stood, and came to stand beside Liam. “Elder Garr, I am not Hannah. I am Keva, shifted into my human form, and I have the gift of telepathy due to my half-breed nature.” Garr looked up in shock from where he sat, staring at the lean redhead. “Um,” he said slowly, “Shouldn’t your hair be pale blonde, Keva?” She glanced at Liam and they shared a grin. “We dyed it, sir,” she explained. “Oh,” said the man faintly, before passing out and falling out of the chair. He would have hit his head on the floor if Liam had not quickly caught him and laid him gently on the couch. The two friends left quietly, leaving the elder in a faint on the couch.
Cian called a pack meeting the next day, Keva’s seventh day in the pack and her last day, according to the Council’s decree, to shift into human form or be cast out of the pack. She attended the meeting in human form, happily smiling at her new family. The teenage twins, Rick and Rosa, sat next to her and asked her all about her life growing up as a true wolf, which they thought was “awesome.” Rosa was a thin, short, black-haired girl with two differently-colored eyes. Her right eye was gold, and her left eye was a deep green. Rick was a bit stockier, with shaggy black hair and the same color eyes as his father Davin, a light gray-green that seemed to change in different light. Neither twin had shifted yet, so they were happy to hear that Keva had been able to learn to shift so quickly. Rosa giggled when Keva mentioned her real age. “What? You’re only two years old! You’d still be a baby as a human,” she said with a grin, her eyes twinkling. “What if you were, and Cian had to change your diaper?” The twins screeched with laughter at the thought, but Keva only shook her head with a smile.
The pack quickly grew quiet as Cian began to speak. Elder Garr had not yet arrived, which was very unusual. Cian detailed the specifics of the Council’s scheme, and no sooner had the story been explained when Elder Miella burst into the meeting hall, leading the rest of Council, including Elder Garr. Several members looked very displeased, particularly Elder Sera, who had decreed Keva only be given one week to learn to shift. Keva bold met Elder Sera’s sharp yellow eyes as Elder Miella began to speak, directing her tirade at Cian. “How dare you, Alpha, have your beta interrogate a member of the Council without first seeking advice from the Council itself! This is an outrage!” Cian growled deep in his throat. “Your breeding program is an outrage, Miella!” He boomed at the small woman, his eyes sparking with anger. “By implementing this breeding program, you have managed to shrink the entire lycan population to a mere one hundred individuals!” The elder glared at him, but was unable to respond before he continued. “Yes, I do have the numbers, because my
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