Epilogue

Vince’s mentor walked up the steep mountain trail, all the way to the top where he’d met the young Vince. How long had it been? Ten years? Fifteen? He’d spent years cultivating the young man, helping him deal with the trauma of his family life. Guiding him, so that he could be one of the instruments of change. And now, Vince was gone.

What a waste.

He settled down on a rock and stared out over the surrounding peaks and valleys. Here, the ground was bare except for some scrappy bushes wedged into sheltered spots between the boulders. The trees were stunted, twisted into odd shapes by the constant blowing of the wind. Much as Vince had been stunted by the rigid system of the packs.

It wasn’t right that dreamwalkers and spelltalkers were left out as decision makers. Or shunted to the sidelines with token positions. He’d watched it destroy young man after young man. The best women went to the shifters. The best housing, the best jobs.

Pack hierarchy needed to change.

Vince had understood that. Too bad he’d lost control. Too bad he was dead.

But there was always hope. There would always be another lost soul, twisted into the wrong shape by outdated pack culture. Deprived of their fare share, there would always be young boys who would be lost without his help and his guidance. Vince wasn’t his only tool to shape the packs. He had others. Boys in need of a guiding hand, just starting out on their journeys. And men in positions that the pack deemed suitable for non-shifters. Positions that didn’t look powerful, but were more than full of opportunity for change.

He said his goodbyes to Vince, taking his time and watching the black shadow of a turkey vulture soaring in the blue sky above him. The bird changed course, likely spotting some tasty bit of carrion, and dove to the ground.

It was time for him to do the same. Move on and look for the next opportunity. He stood up, and made his way back down the mountain.

The pack needed him. His boys needed him. He finally had the means to take back the very thing that gave the shifters their power. He finally had access to the virus. The Bite—protected for centuries, hoarded for the ceremony that all the pack adolescents went through, and then tucked away until the next crop of children was ready to face their fate. But he had another purpose for it. And he’d already begun to take steps.

The shifters didn’t know it, but the future was here.

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