The Choice (The Choice Series Book 1) by Heather Gillette Read Free Book Online Page B

trails lead to each individual cabin.  Some were a mile or two away from the main building.   They were usually for those who had children, or even like Ruth who did a lot of work out of her home.  They all had jobs and played a part in the maintenance and safety of the pack.
    I could tell they loved James and were very loyal to him.  My father would always say loyalty is the true form of love.  I remember when I was growing up he would tell me a Bible story about loyalty.  Two women went before a King. Each claiming the infant in front of them was theirs.  They both lived in the same home alone.  The first woman had her baby first.  Three days later the other woman had her baby.  The first said that when she awoke in the morning to feed her child the baby would not wake because it was dead. She said that when she looked down at the baby, she knew that it wasn’t the baby she’d given birth to. The first claimed that the second lady had smothered and killed her baby by laying on it at night and the second woman snuck into her room switching her live baby with the dead baby.  The second woman claimed that the dead baby was the first woman’s and the live baby was hers.  This is what they told the King.  After thinking about it for a while the king asked his servant for a sword.  He said he would divide the child into two.  He then said he would give half to one, and half to the other.  The first woman begged the King not to slay the child but to let the second woman keep the child.  The second woman said, don’t give it to her or me but divide it.  The King then said give the living child to the first for she is the mother.  My father always said that the King knew that the mother would be loyal to her child because she loved him.  Even if she had to give him up and never see him again she would do what was best for the infant. That is loyalty: love and sacrifice. If someone really loved you and was loyal to you, they would sacrifice their own free will to protect you. 
    My dad explained t hat when it came to the pack it was an equal amount of respect.  When the pack was loyal to him, he couldn’t help the desire to protect and serve them.  I knew he would sacrifice his life for anyone of them and in return they loved him. These past two weeks I heard countless stories about the pack and each time his eyes would light up with joy and respect for them.  Even though my Father was the leader he served and loved them.  Because of this they loved and served the pack for him in return. 
    Ever since my first day here Enoc had kept his distance.  I have never felt so confused and embarrassed.  I really felt a strong connection to him when we first met.  Maybe he was just being supportive.  He would observe us but always from a distance.  Amber, Grace and I spent time searching for herbs to replenish Ruth's supply.  After a week we started running a couple times a day.  They would run in wolf form and I would run next to them.  Amber was a beautiful earth brown wolf.  She has always been more beautiful than me.  Her eyes were still the same chocolate brown.  I learned a little bit more about the wolves while watching them while we ran. I observed that when they shift the person is in control of the wolf.  Shifters also have the ability to shift partially.  They can hear, see and smell better.  The wolf is smart and takes on the personality of the shifter.  In reality they’re one.  When they are in wolf form they have the same instincts as a real wolf.  The chase, hunt and kill are priorities for the wolf along with being territorial.  They are very loyal to one another.  Amber explained that if a shifter lets go of their humanity the wolf would take control.  If that happened they could lose themselves.  They would be unable to shift back and they would remain a wolf indefinitely. 
    I watched them when I was picking herbs, running, or sitting by the lake.  Anytime I had free time