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“No, it’s not. I was born first. I’m tabbed to be the next leader of the Eleventh Pack. Kira’s an alpha, too, though. Super rare in a female, and even though she can’t shift, she constantly made sure my parents knew she would lead the way. Kira’s always known I had no desire to be the pack alpha, that I had other dreams. She took the entire burden of my parents’ expectations onto her shoulders. She was determined to find a match that would strengthen the packs, either by combining us with another or creating a powerful alliance that would keep me from having to take the mantle.”

Kolton was very intelligent and had also been born an alpha. With Kira’s shifting ability suppressed, he was expected to take over. Kolton wanted that about as much as most people wanted a root canal. It all made sense now. Kira had latched onto the idea of mating with Jayson to bring pride, power, and prestige to her pack and save her brother from a life of misery. It made what happened the day before sting a