Chapter 116

• Inside the circle were three mountains of activity. Each of the men, with the help of their closest friends, were erecting an altar for their woman. They dragged marble slabs in and set them up. The massive table they set on top got pulled in last and the pack howled as it was placed each time.
• The night got darker and the party got wilder. Joel and I watched as the pack fucked and frolicked in the woods. This was just an excuse to party. I couldn't imagine they would have any energy left by moonrise, but I was wrong.
• At the appointed hour all the music was turned off and the energy started to build again. Will paced nude inside the circle, while Lucas and Rick waited outside. When Dia, April, and June appeared at the edge of the forest the pack was humming with excitement.