Chapter 56

From Alessia's POV

Daunte's request for me to be Alpha took me by surprise. Who was I to take over and make decisions about a pack I had just arrived at and knew nothing about? I hesitated, not knowing what to say, but Evangeline assured me that everything would work out.

Briseis had not spoken to me since Daunte ended up in the hospital. I could feel her stirring inside me, but she was silent. It was bittersweet that she wasn't talking to me, but I knew one of the reasons was due to Daunte being in the hospital. I wanted to ask her if she was okay, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I was scared to break the silence; after all, I had told her to do something. I pushed her to shift and jump into a fight that we clearly were not ready for.

As I sat in the hospital room, I glanced at Daunte. For two weeks, he lay there unmoving. The wounds had healed, and there was no trace of a bullet. The doctors couldn't figure out why he was not waking up; every day was torture. I had opted to sta