Orion's POV
The ceremony grounds pulsed with electric energy. Every member of our pack had gathered to witness something they'd been anticipating for months - my first transformation. As the future alpha bear destined to inherit my father's legacy, and eventually Uncle Herbert's Everflame pack, this moment carried weight that pressed against my chest like a stone.
All eyes tracked my every movement. I wasn't alone in this rite of passage. Vaughn stood beside me, my future Beta whose loyalty had never wavered, along with Hoyt, a close friend from our school days who'd trained alongside us for this very night.
