#Chapter 83 – The Hunt

Victor and the members of the hunt prowl through the streets of the city, searing for their prey. They sniff the air and follow their instincts, seeking their other halves, the partners with whom they will consummate their hunt. For those amongst his parties who are mated pairs, this means their partners, who will be attending Amelia’s simultaneous bachelorette. For those who are unmated and unmarried, it means finding the someone who will slake their desires that evening, an as-yet unidentified quarry. It was an old wolf ceremony, started hundreds of years ago, nobody remembers by whom. But for grooms and brides long ago, it was a chance to try out the relationship before committing to it for a lifetime. One night of passion to see if the match were compatible, fertile. The Alphas hundreds of years ago who invented the ceremony believed that the hunt was magic, that it spurred mating bonds to connect. They thought that drugs mixed with the ceremony to create something ethereal