Chapter 48

ABBY

{Tuesday, 4 days after the blood moon}

The sheriff seemed restless as Xavier left the station. He kept pacing around his office and scratching his head as he thought to himself.

“Don’t you think it’s kind of weird?” The sheriff asked. “They want you to be Alpha all of a sudden. But they also think you need five days of training. If they felt you weren’t fit, why did they consider you in the first place?”

“And why can’t the pack protect you until you become Alpha?” Jasmine added. “Unless there’s some underlying factor. Something they haven’t told you yet.”

“Well, if they intend to use me,” I said. “I intend to use them as well. Once we defeat Mr. Gordon and end Project Jericho, I’ll tell them I don’t want to be Alpha anymore.”

“Don’t you think the Alpha proposal might be connected to Project Jericho somehow?” The sheriff asked. “The suddenness of everything is uncanny.”

“But you’re the one who told me to accept the Alpha proposal, remember?” I asked. “And you’re the one who aske