Alli leaned forward with her hands on her knees, steading her breath. She was furious.
No, she was disappointed.
Today had been terrible and it wasn’t even noon yet. The pack thought she was a joke, neighboring packs were also unimpressed, and now another set back.
Dr. Foster determined that she wasn’t gaining enough weight and would be informing the Alpha that she needed to pull back on her current training regiment. Thereby crushing any hope she had of beginning her training with Gamma Maria.
Alli dug her fingers into her legs as she swallowed back her emotions.
She would not cry.
She couldn’t let this derail all of the effort she had been making. She was trying so hard. At some point it had to be enough, right?
The exam room door opened and Eli walked in. He had a sympath
