'This is the best thing I've ever heard you say or do,' my wolf, Tubal, said as Gaius embraced me. I felt a rush of emotions that I had never experienced before, emotions that I had never received from my parents or twin brother.
Only Iris had embraced me like this before, which made me miss her even more. However, as Gaius spoke, my thoughts were consumed by Annabelle. Despite my usual infallibility, she had warned me that I was making a mistake, a warning that I had foolishly ignored.
After all that Annabelle had done for me, I had failed to protect her from her accusers. "Zach, are you alright? I'm really hungry," Gaius repeated, snapping me out of my thoughts. It then dawned on me that I hadn't eaten in three days.
As I was about to suggest that we cook together and celebrate our friendship over a meal, Gaius interrupted, "Alpha, do you mind if I send a gamma..." I quickly interjected, "The tribe no longer has a gamma. It's just you and me now."
