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take over a pack, one must kill the Alpha and the person that’s next in line to become Alpha. Jason had been plotting to not only take over the Ima, but to take over other packs in the area so that he could be the Alpha of a pack with many members. The idea of Jason killing Colby still made Samara sick to her stomach.
    Colby was doomed whether Samara was on his pack or if she chose to be a Vyka, but at least this way, Samara could help protect him. Even though Jason had probably already turned Declan and Seth into cold-hearted monsters, Samara knew that they were at least somewhat safe in his pack. Jason wouldn’t hurt them – as long as they obeyed hi m, which Samara knew they would – but Samara didn’t have a doubt in her mind that Jason would try to hurt her.
    She was afraid to die. Every night since Lilly had died, Samara’s sleep had been consumed with nightmares. In them, Jason was always standing above her, locking her body on the ground so that she couldn’t move. He’d pushed on her lungs so she couldn’t breathe; once she felt her heart stop in her dreams, she’d wake up panting, waking Luke up through mind-speak because she was terrified and his voice was the only thing that calmed her. Even when she was awake, though, the nightmares haunted her.
    Trying not to think about death right now , she continued walking through the woods until she reached the area right next to Starlight Lake where she had agreed to meet her pack. Colby, and the other guys on the pack – Chris Priestley, Steve Bryan, and her cousin, Kyle – were all sitting around a blazing fire as they waited for her.
    As Samara approached them, she realized that one pack member was missing. She knew from her pretend initiation with the Vyka that the initiation ceremony could not take place unless all members of the pack were present. “Where’s Luke?”
    “He just went to get something,” Colby replied. “He’ll be back soon. Are y ou excited?”
Samara shrugged.
    “You’re not going to back out on us, are you?” Kyle asked f rom his place across the fire. His tone sounded like he was joking, but for some reason, it made her feel a little annoyed. Did they really think that she would give up her best friend and her brother if she really didn’t want to be an Ima?
    “Of course I’m not going to back out,” Samara replied. Realizing that her nervousness was probably why Kyle had asked, she added, “ I’m just afraid of what’s going to h appen after this. That’s all.”
    “Don’t worry,” Kyle said. “No matter what happens, we got your back. Right, guys?”
    Colby, Chris, and Steve all nodded their heads in agreement.
    “We’re in this together,” Colby said. “And don’t worry. I think you’ll begin to feel more confident in yourself after tonight. I have a feeling that once you are initiate d , you’ll begin to real ize how strong you really are. You’ll start to see your true powers.”
    “Let’s hope so.” Samara sighed. Everyone had been telling her that she was going to be a strong werewolf like her Grandpa Joe, and she couldn’t help but feel pressured from it . What if Seth was the one who had gott en the super werewolf powers? Then the Ima would be disappointed; she would be useless to them. They would wish that they had bitten Seth and changed his fate instead of hers.
    “ I hope you know that we’re happy to have you, no matter what the outcome may be ,” Colby said, as though he were reading her mind. “ It’s a known fact that the next in line to be a strong werewolf like Joe McKinley was going to be a girl . ” Heck, he was her Alpha, so he probably was listening to her thoughts. Even though Colby had once t old Samara that he could only hear her thoughts if she wanted him to, Samara didn’t really know how to block him out like the others could . Maybe a small part of her had even wanted him to k now what she had been thinking.
    “Why is it a known fact?” Samara asked, putting her