7. Mate!

WILLOW’S POINT OF VIEW

As we get ready for the welcoming dinner, Felix, Xenia, and I get to know each other a bit better.

It turns out Xenia’s father was born and raised here in Ghost Pack, then met his mate in Sol de Luna Pack, in Puerto Rico. The two of them lived there, and that’s where Xenia grew up. As the child of a Ghost Pack member, she was allowed to apply to the Cadet Program and decided to do so.

She tried out FOUR TIMES and only now got accepted. She said she wasn’t the greatest at fighting, but she worked her ass off and made it. If she’s been accepted into the Program, that means she has to be good. And her commitment to it, training and trying out for four years? She’s definitely going to be an asset in this “not a competition” thing.

I didn’t ask her about her glasses, though. I thought it would be rude. But I will figure it out.

“Add that to the ever-growing list of things we need to learn about Wolfkind,” I tell Jamie.

“Yes, ma’am,” she jokes.

Felix grew