The whole Delta team was there along with Alpha Ford, the triplet Alphas, their father, and their Beta. They were going around, sorting their business. Luna Thea sat, leaning against Zay. He looked concerned. She looked spent. I wondered what had happened. Alpha Alaric spotted me and approached. “
Eventually, we left for the first pack, Crescent Moon. Alpha Sharpe was taking over, and his warriors and Beta met us there. It went smoothly. Simple. The following locations went about the same. Pack after pack, bringing the bodies of their dead leadership to show what had happened. Mostly, we just
ALPHA LEDGER’S POV: I woke up to Luna Thea herself looming over me, a feeling of peace filling me. “Are you okay?” Luna Thea asked, looking me intently in the eyes. I felt like she was searching, diving into my soul, and it was a beautiful feeling. I shifted to my human form and looked around.
ALPHA STOLL’S POV: I couldn’t say what I felt when I entered the school cafeteria earlier that night. Alpha Ledger took the lead and kept me by his side. He was perfectly at ease with the other Alphas, and he made sure I was included in the group. Not in an obvious way or in a way that made it seem
ALPHA STOLL’S POV: “You were only sixteen when you took over your pack?” Alpha Ledger asked quietly. “Yes. I was at school when my father died. I was a sophomore. I felt the loss of my father and the Alpha power come over me. Then I shifted for the first time, two years early. I left school and we
“Are they influencing the younger generations?” “Yes. Some follow them because they’re drawn to power. Most are just afraid of them.” “I can’t imagine. I had a couple years shadowing my father before he died and I had to take over.” “How old were you when you took over?” I asked. “Twenty.” “My
ALPHA LEDGER’S POV: Alpha Stoll and I left the group and walked toward the school to retrieve our vehicles and go home. Alpha Ford’s pack, Moonbeam, shared a border with the school, so it wasn’t a long walk. I felt like I was making progress with Stoll. He wasn’t ignoring me. He had opened up to me
“Yeah,” he said, and my heart skipped a beat. He could have said he didn’t need me to accompany him. The idea that he may want to extend our time together made hope shoot through me. We adjusted our course and walked toward the school in silence. I didn’t know what to say. I wanted this to last as