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finished, Kyle did the same thing. And then Chris, followed by Luke.
    Finally, Colby walked over to her and allowed a tiny blood drop to fall into her wound . “It will happen now,” he whispered, but even before he finished his sentence, Samara felt the change taking place in her.
    The pain shot quickly from the top of her head to the bottom of her feet. Hunching over, Samara gripped her stomach before falling to her knees. The pain that flowed through her veins was more intense than anyt hing she had ever felt before.
    Samara felt a sudden pain shoot down her back. It felt like a thousand needles were tearing through her skin, like ca t claws scraping down her back.
    The pain subsided and, standing up, Samara watched as a blue smoky cloud enveloped her, blowing a strong gust of wind against her body, sending her chocolate brown hair swirling through the air.
    Samara felt her body being lifted by the wind, spinning in the air, hi gh above the rest of her pack.
    Ho ly shit, she heard Luke think.
    “What’s going on?!” Samara screamed, even though sh e meant to ask Luke privately.
    Before anyone could answer her question, her vision became blocked by the cloud of blue smoke and sh e came crashing to the ground.
 
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    When Samara woke up and stretched her legs, her foot kicked against something hard . Cracking open one eye, she realized that she was laying on a comfortable couch, but not in her own living ro om. She panicked. Where was she?
    T aking in her surroundings, Samara realized that t he white carpet and sand-colored walls belonged to the Jackson fam ily. She was in Colby’s house. How had she gotten here? The last thing she remembered, she was at the lake.
    Samara tried to sit up, but she felt a dizzy spell wash over her. She pressed her palm against her temple . There was a small bump. She had hit the ground hard, bu t what had happened after that?
    I can’t even believe this happened, a voice said. The voice didn’t belong to Luke or Colby. Someone els e was inside her head, but why?
    This shit is crazy, another , more hyper, voice chimed in. This time she recognized the voice. It belonged to Kyle.
    Samara was confused. Was she hearing these voices in her head, or were they trying to communi cate with each other – or her?
    Planting her feet on the ground, she went into the kitchen. Sure enough, the guys were all sitting around the table, looks of shock and dumbfounded stares on all of their faces.
    Samara plopped into a chair and grabbed a piece of pepperoni from a platt er. “Why can I hear everyone?”
    Colby stared back at her. “You’re kidding me, right? You don’t already know why ?”
    Samara shook her head. “No. Is that supposed to happen w hen we go through initiation?” From what Colby had explained to her in the past about mind-speak, she knew that only certain people – your mate and your Alpha, to be specific – could be communicated with mentally when you were in human form. So, why was she hearing everything now? Was it some unique power that only she possessed?
    Colby shook his head. “No, it’s not supposed to happen . . .  only in special cases. Samara, you’re our new Alpha.”
    Samara nearly choked on the pepperoni that she had been chewing. “What? What are you talking about? You’re Alpha.” Sure that Colby was joking, she found herself laughing at even the idea that she could be Alpha.
    “He was Alpha,” Steve corrected her , shaking his head. “ He’s not no more.”
    “Can that even happen?” Samara asked. “I thought that once someone was named Alpha, it was a done deal. ”
    “It usually is a done deal. It’s very rare for someone to be a placeholder for the pac k’s real Alpha,” Luke replied matter-of-factly. “I’ve only ever heard of it happening a few times in the past.”
    “Then, I don’t think it can be happening now,” Samara replied, shaking her head. “I’m sure you guys are just confused. I’m not Alpha.”
    “ Trust me,