Chapter 28

Laura POV

They can kill us, but what’s that going to do? My father might not even be around to witness it.”

I tilt my head away from the sun. “And when your pack moved here, the district accepted you?”

He nods. “We got lucky. I have no idea how. But we’ve caused no issues in the last few years. We’ve helped out in the district where we can and have created good allies.

I feared becoming an Alpha because I didn’t know if I could do a good job of leading after moving from our home.

I thought no one would trust us, and I didn’t even know if I trusted myself to get us through that mess.”

“And each of these districts…” I trail off. “They’re big?”

“Huge,” he clarifies. “We’re talking to over a hundred thousand people.”

My mouth falls open. “And you know everyone in the district?”

“No. There’s no way we’d be able to know everyone, but I will try.”

“Oh–” I pause, wondering if I’m asking too many questions.

A few more can’t hurt, hopefully. He seems to absentmindedly nod at me, so I carry o