The Unreachable Wolf Queen

1.

The night Vanessa turned eighteen and shifted for the first time, my mother Grace stripped me of my family name. The entire pack watched.

My brother Caleb's hand cracked across my face. The force whited out my vision.

"Listen close. From today, this family has one daughter. I have one sister."

Vanessa stood at the center of the crowd. Mom held her close. She was crying like a shattered porcelain doll, but her eyes landed exactly where they always did.

The wolf inside me went quiet. Not a