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leave.”
    “ I'm sure he'll handle it just fine,” I fought to keep the tension from my voice and my eyebrows from furrowing.
    “ I don't want you to get attached either.” John looked down on me. “You know what these people are.”
    “ I do.”
    “ Well, I think that's all there is to say then. You should go enjoy the celebration. I'm sure you'll be able to get lots of good and interesting pictures tonight. The werewolves are always happy after the hierarchy trials.”
    Except for the ones that place as omega, I thought. “Hey John?”
    “ Yeah?”
    “ You didn't announce the omegas.”
    “ I never do.”
    “ Why not?” I asked curiously.
    “ Did you enjoy being publicly embarrassed?” His lips quirked into a smirk. When I didn't answer, he turned and walked away, leaving me alone with my thoughts.
    As much as I wanted to sit there for a while longer, I knew that I needed to get to the celebration, not just to take pictures for my report, but also to eat. That sandwich at lunch hadn't done much to quell my appetite, and after expending so many calories during the tug of war challenge, I needed something more on my stomach.
    Thankfully, most of the werewolves were too engulfed in their meal to throw me more than a glance when I entered the recreation room. The first thing I noticed when I went inside was the expansive amount of food. In the back of the room, rows of benches were pushed together to form a long buffet table, filled from one end to the other with various meats, cheeses, breads, side dishes, and deserts. This put the welcoming celebration to shame. No wonder everyone looked forward to the hierarchy trials so much.
    After I piled my plate as high as it would go, I searched for a place to sit. I was surprised to find that Chris wasn't sitting with the alphas and betas. Although I would have rather sat with him, Emmett was motioning at me to come to their table, so I was forced to take my place with the higher ups . . . and Sasha.
    “ Why isn't Chris sitting with you guys?” I asked as I sat down.
    “ He's been placed in the hierarchy. He has to sit with the other werewolves now,” Emmett told me.
    It seemed a bit mean, but I understood what he was saying. The only reason Chris had been allowed to sit with the alphas and betas up to that point was because his place in the hierarchy hadn't been distinguished yet. Now, he would have to find his own place among the lower ranked werewolves.
    “ New wolf placed high,” Sasha said in a strong Russian accent as she peered over my shoulder at Chris. “He will be strong member of pack. Good strong wolf.”
    “ Yes, he will be,” Rick laughed.
    That reminded me that I hadn't even bothered to check the hierarchy results before I got my food. I was completely out of the loop as to how Chris and Devon had placed.
    “ Is Devon still omega?” I questioned.
    “ Nope. He actually made it a few spots up. He even beat you, Taya,” Rick joked, though I didn't find it funny.
    “ Good,” I sighed in relief, happy that he had escaped his life of misery, despite the fact I knew it had just been passed on to someone else. “Does that mean that he won't be my guide anymore?”
    “ No, he'll still be your guide,” Emmett told me. “It wouldn't make sense to replace him right now. He knew he would continue to be your guide, even if he made it out of the omega rank, and he was fine with it.”
    “ Good,” I said again. While I didn't particularly mind the idea of having to get used to someone new, I liked Devon as a person and felt like I could trust him.
    It didn't take long before most of the werewolves were drunk. With an unlimited amount of beer at their disposal, they gorged themselves to the point that some of them were puking into trashcans before it was even seven o'clock at night. I felt sorry for the person who would have to clean up their mess, probably the new omegas.
    Chris seemed to be getting along fine with his new pack mates. Alcohol