As I ran through the forest a million thoughts raced through my head. I was running to try to calm my mind but it seemed to just be making the thoughts race faster. I finally stopped at the top of the cliff that looks out over my pack’s grounds. I was the only child of the Alpha and Luna. Making me the new alpha of the pack. Typically a female alpha is unheard of but I was different in all kinds of ways. I sat on the edge with my feet dangling off the cliff. I thought about the party tonight. It was my packs turn to host the annual find your mate party. All unmated wolves of mating age from all the packs in the country get together once a year to see if they could find their mate. I typically avoids it, I am far too busy for such a thing. But this year I must host. While my mother who loved to party plan got everything together I went for a run then was going to rummage through my closet for a dress. I am not a dress up person, with big hips and average chest I didn’t like standing out anymore than I already did in a culture of slender figured women. I got up started back down the trail. I liked running in human form. I felt not only should your wolf be strong but so should your human. I wanted to be able to battle in both forms. I wanted to always be prepared for everything. But I feared I wasn’t going to be able to able to prepare for this party no matter how hard I tried.