Chapter 8 Pack Dissent*

• By the time they got back to the main hall, half the pack was already crammed inside, and the mood in the room had the exact energy of a family dinner where everyone already knew about the affair except the guy currently carving the turkey.
• "Ten days," someone said before the door had even swung shut behind them. "Vesper gave us ten days because of her?"
• "Because of the bond," Kael corrected, voice like ice. "Watch your tone."