My heart swells at his words, not about ruling Takishini but about my father but still, it doesn't change the hostile behavior I exhibited. Someone else could have easily handled that with little or no bloodshed, using Alpha Hayden as a bluff but I went for the kill, the first degree massacre and Mr Huntington thinks I should run the pack? No, I can't out of respect for all good Alpha's out there.

Looking over his shoulder, my eyes find Beta, giving some bottled water to the girl who seems to be barely alive. “He will do a good job at being the next Alpha, as long as he can...