ALPHA JERRY
The next morning, the sun was barely rising when I prepared to leave for the Golden Claws Pack. My mind was still spinning from the dream, from the words of the Moon Goodness. Margaret was my true mate, and if I didn’t do this—if I didn’t ask for her hand in marriage—then a dark fate would befall me. I had no idea what that fate could be, but I was not about to risk it. I had to act quickly. I had to face Alpha Victor and lay everything out on the table.
I wasn’t sure how it would all go, but one thing was clear: I had no choice. This was the path I had to walk.
The ride to the Golden Claws Pack was long and quiet. My thoughts drifted between the dream and the uneasy sense of urgency that clung to me. There was a strange knot in my stomach. I had always been a man of acti
