Dark Wolf Returning by Rhyannon Byrd

Author:Rhyannon Byrd
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin (UK) Ltd
Published: 2014-09-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Hours later, Eli returned to the Alley just in time to change into a clean shirt and head over to the clearing where the ceremony was taking place that night. No way in hell did he want to miss this.

He’d gotten a call from Mason on his way back from Hawkley, letting him know that there’d been a meeting. Given how things were escalating, the Runners had gone ahead and asked Max Doucet and Elliot Connors to take their Bloodrunning vows early, before their official training took place. Max, a human who’d been turned Lycan, was Brody’s brother-in-law, while Elliot was a Silvercrest Lycan who’d been befriended by Max and the Runners after getting caught up in some serious trouble with Stefan’s followers.

Though Eric could have had his own ceremony weeks ago, he’d decided to wait and take his oath at the same time as his friends. Elise had told him that Eric was close to both of the young men, and they’d been honored that he wanted to share their ceremony with them.

And now that ceremony would be taking place in a few minutes, in a clearing not far from the Alley.

Though the Bloodrunning Laws were no longer considered in effect, the Runners had decided that it was important to uphold tradition and mark the occasion with the proper respect, and Eli couldn’t help but agree with their thinking. The Runners’ oath wasn’t about pack law, but about pledging one’s self to the responsibilities of the job and the friends who would always have your back, no matter the circumstances, as they’d proven time and again. Though he’d never had much interaction with the Runners before, the recent days he’d spent there in the Alley had shown him that they were everything Carla had always believed them to be, and while he still hated the danger that came with her job, he was glad that she’d always had this close-knit group to look out for her. To be there for her.

God only knew her mother had never done that.

And as much as it pained him to admit it, neither had he.

As he reached the edge of the clearing, he was glad to see that the area had been lit with torches, making it easier to search for that familiar golden head of hair. Looking out over the crowd, he spotted Carla almost immediately and headed her way, surprised by how many people were there. His men were still back at the Alley, cleaning up before they came over, and he wondered what they were going to make of this. If they’d be as surprised as he was, or if they’d just take it all in stride, same as they’d been doing since their arrival. In a lot of ways, he felt that they were more comfortable there than he was—which was no one’s fault but his own. Instead of the scorn he’d prepared himself to deal with from both the Bloodrunners and his pack, he’d received nothing but friendly acceptance.

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