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is wrong. I may have been…relaxed. But we came to this place to have an easier life.” As Borhan shifted to have a say, Calt ground out from the pain in his heart, “I thought you wanted that, too.”
    An insolent sneer pulled at Borhan’s lips as they completed their transformation. “I am bored. This is not the life I wanted.” As Calt went to speak, Borhan cut him off. “I want out!”
    Calt stared at him. “I’ve been a fool. I did not see how unhappy you were. For that I am sorry. As pack master, I should have found a way for you to leave us before it came to this.”
    Borhan’s eyes remained hard, though he knew the words were truth. The others shuffled their feet.
    Dak grunted, “Idiot.”
    Borhan threw him a sneering glance. “Look who is talking.”
    Dak moved to punch him, but Calt thrust out his arm to block the path. “No. This is our chosen tribe. If Borhan wants to leave us, he can leave. We will not abuse him on his way out. I have a feeling he is about to feel the sting.”
    “You know nothing about who I am or what I feel,” Borhan snarled.
    The memory of Tawny’s and Borhan’s muffled voices in the small passage after she had argued with Calt on the ledge, flashed into his mind. What had he said to her? Had he manipulated her then?
    “My eyes are beginning to open,” Calt replied. “Go.”
    Borhan limped past, holding the gashes in the back of his neck. He stopped as the healer’s side. “Shaynah, you should know I have always respected you.”
    “And I, you.” She paused. “Until now.”
    His jaw ticked and with one last look around, he walked out.
    “Follow him. Make sure he leaves.” Calt instructed.
    “I was hoping you’d say that,” Dak grated, his eyes on the doorway, his body itching to transform.
    “We will follow him all the way out of the park,” Calus growled. “Make sure he doesn’t join the others.”
    Calt shook his head. “I have a feeling Tawny would have something to say about that. Do not harm him. Even if he instigates a fight. Do you understand?” They nodded. “Make sure he has enough food for at least three days. Use Ali’s backpack. Shaynah? Is there something for his wounds?”
    “Yes.”
    Dak was about to object, but Calus clapped a hand on his friend’s shoulder to silence him. “You are a good wolf, Calt. I am proud to be here.”
    Dak nodded. “As am I.”
    “Thank you. And I am proud to have you here. Come back as soon as you feel it is right. Trust yourselves as I trust you.”
    They bowed their heads and vanished.
    Shaynah walked closer. “Stop.”
    He made a noise. “What?”
    “You were thinking you lost Tawny and then Borhan.”
    “No, I was thinking I should have seen Borhan’s treachery. My father would never have–”
    “–tolerated the mutiny Borhan was devising? Just like you did not? I know that is not what you were going to say, but that is what you should have.” She smiled sadly, her pale green eyes filled with compassion. “Soothe your mind, Great One. The only reason Borhan did not rebel against Rait is because you were his second in command, in blood and right. But with him gone, there was only one wolf to overpower. You could not have prevented this. I see it now. And I did not see it earlier, just like you. Love blinds us, does it not?”
    Calt nodded as he stared into the past. “I never wanted this.” Then, “Did you know about our young ones?”
    Little crinkles formed on her face, and she hesitated. “That they are in love? Yes. So now you know?”
    “I would ask you why you did not tell me, but I do not want to fight with any of you any more. Ali and Bloo have gone to find them. They have eloped.” He waited for a sign of surprise, and when there was none, he sighed. “It is time our rules changed. This pack needs to find its own way. Together we will construct the life we want. Things are about to be different.”
    She raised her eyebrows. “Well, well, well.”
    He stared at her and then