The next few days after that night, Ellie had been undergoing training in the Devorare Pack. As the time passed, many trainees were starting to see her as one of them, as a fellow member of the pack. Glad as she was that these people were seeing her as an equal, she knew better than to really think all is well. Once her real role in this pack comes to an end, she was to get kicked our of this place, and that would be the least that can happen to her. Still, looking at all these werewolves' expressions, she could genuinely see how much they accept her, unlike the werewolves back in the Hermit Pack. It was possible that hew view and memories of them had changed after the last Wolf Swap Rite, but from what she could recall of them, Ellie did not seem to remember a time when the Hermit werewolves saw her as a companion. That is, not during the time they pretended to like her. They were friendly with her, sure, but the expression they had in their eyes? It was different from how the Devora

Night has come once more. With it was another time of solitude for Ellie, as she lied in bed. "Another day gone. Spent with training..." she muttered, looking at her hand as she made it into a fist, getting a feel of her own strength. It had been on her mind for a good while now. That is, ever since Ashina and Morgan had their private chat earlier. At first, she only did it as a means of escape from what the hatter had said, but the more Ellie thought about it, the more bothered she was. Now that she had fully recovered, it became clear that she was far from weak. From what she saw during her time training with the Devorare werewolves, she could see that her capabilities were better than that of Maddie's prior to the Wolf Swap Rite. Taking that into consideration, did that meant that she was originally this strong? Had something gone wrong in the rite that no one in the Hermit Pack knew of? Regardless of which it was, if she had improved in the time she healed, what about Maddie? D

Jen's eyes dilated at the question William had asked; the name that came out of his mouth. Did William really just ask about Ellie? When this was supposed to be their time together? He was not much of a jealous werewolf, and he knew William had assured him plenty of times that nothing will change between them, but he could not help worrying about this nonstop.William himself realized the question he had just asked and hastily said, "I ask that you don't get me wrong, Jen. I am not asking about her because she is my mate; I am asking to make sure she has not caused you any trouble. When I went to see her the other night, I warned her against doing anything that will complicate things for you. I know you may be worried that the mate bond will attract me to her more, but if she did anything to you at all, I will take matters into my own hands, and make sure she pays. I refuse to let you become victim to whatever trouble she caused. Now, did something happen between you two?""I..." Jeng

One long passionate game of soccer later, training has ended for the day. After taking notes on some of the promising werewolves that caught his and Teach's eyes to recruit for patrol, William took Ellie away from the group. As they left, Ellie could've sworn she saw some of the werewolves hiding their grins or smirks, clearly assuming that she and William will be spending some time together as a couple. How she wanted to correct those thoughts, if not for their identities, especially their leader. Still, for all she knew, maybe William will try to make her... 'submit' to him. To her astonishment, the Alpha truly did take her to his home, to his office. Being in the same room as William- in his own home, no less- made her really nervous, fearing for what will come next. "S-So... Why am I here? In your home?" she stuttered out, praying that it was not what she thought it was. "Relax. I did not call you here as my mate, if that's what you're thinking," William assured, as if reading h

It was clear how displeased Jengo was to see Ellie here. Alone with William, no less.‘Why the hell is she here…?’ he wondered.“Jen. Impeccable timing you have,” William said.“How do you mean, Alpha?” Jen asked.“Because Ellie here has a favor to ask of you. Don’t you, Ellie?”Jen glanced at the female werewolf, half wondering what she may want to ask, half uninterested in wanting to know what it is.Ellie hesitated when she saw the rage hidden in his eyes. As much as she wanted to ask him to train her again, she feared what his response will be. Rather, she feared what will happen after. Should she ask now, there was a big possibility he would agree to it, but not out of the goodness of his heart. For all she knew, he could either lie and not train her after, or give her an unreasonable training schedule to work with. No matter how she thought of it…“Actually, I can deal with it on my own. No need to bother your Beta.” She was not confident in asking him for this.Jengo was slightl