Samantha POV “If my son is still willing to claim what is by his birth rightfully his, please step forward and climb up this podium and let us have the Alpha ceremony.” I heard Alpha Maximus say to the gathered pack members, and I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Change the tradition? To have only an Alpha ceremony? But what about Luna? What was I supposed to do? I looked at my side at Marcus who was standing next to me, looking surprised as I was. Didn’t he know about this? He looked at his father, who was standing and waiting on the podium for him to approach, and then back at me, narrowing his eyes for a moment but not saying anything. I felt my throat going dry, trying to compose myself enough, I pleaded at Marcus, looking at his eyes, “M-Marcus... p-please... p-please te

