The Alpha

Scarlet's POV

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The next day I wake up early to go to the shelter again. Now that I'm marked I don't have to worry about going into heat, so my guards have gone back down to the normal three. Ethan is busy working yet again. Now that the possibility of an alliance with the Silver Shadow Pack is gone, they are preparing for a siege. Ethan has ordered a wall to be built around the entire territory. They are even reaching out to their allied packs to see if they want to be included within the perimeter. Security has been doubled and all able-bodied wolves are to begin warrior training.

A few hours later, I come back to the pack house after I'm done serving breakfast to the packless. When I do, I immediately go looking for Ethan. I end up finding him in his actual work office. "You know, I don't think having three offices is really necessary," I say as I lean against the door frame.

He looks up at me and smirks. "And yet I use them all," he replies teasingly. I shake my head at him before walking in without waiting for an invitation. I sit down in one of the leather chairs in front of his desk and he leans back in his. "How's the shelter?" he inquires.

"Good," I answer with a nod of my head. "That's actually what I wanted to talk to you about."

He quirks an eyebrow at me and the corner of my lip tugs up. He's adorable. "What about?" he asks.

"Well, I think you should consider letting them join the Crescent Moon Pack. Or at least one of your brothers' packs."

forcing a neutral

Shadow Pack decides to attack. And there are a lot of packless that could help. They are good people. People who had been leaders and warriors in their old packs. People

like the idea. "I'll think about it," he says after a moment

"Really?" I press.

the packless and I understand. Though, I still don't know if I truly believe it. I think it's time I finally ask Jo and see if I

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press the roller into a layer of dough and begin to roll as I look over at her, mincing

me. Whatever I said seems to have shook her and my anxiety spikes. What if Ethan is right and the packless really did kill his mother? She slowly begins mincing again and after another moment's silence she replies, "Yes... I

her?

leaders, no longer having packs. There were wolves with injuries and illnesses. Most of us had no homes left, so much of the city had been destroyed. And every day more wolves were wandering into the borders looking for safety and shelter," she begins before exhaling deeply once more. "Lenore wanted to help. When I met her she was helping to set someone's broken leg. She saw me hobble up, covered in blood and rushed up to me

shelter?" I ask, unable to

I work at. She died not even a week after that. Next thing we know, Seth Kane is banning all packless from going inside Crescent Moon territory or working or anything. Never really