I could see anger flickering in the eyes of the Alpha, and Ruby was chuckling within my mind. The strangest of feelings having her present. It was going to take some getting used to having a wolf after all this time. The presence and support my father had withheld from me. When you come of age, you should gain your wolf, and they become that ever-present support that a werewolf comes to rely upon. I had never had that, all down to my father, and now, more than ever, I resent him for that...
Even in the small flickers of my wolf appearing, I could already see that she was a character, and that she would be my biggest cheerleader. She made me feel that anything was possible, and I think I liked feeling that way. A way that I had previously struggled with. Not having my wolf's influence has
