In the early morning Clara had been finally introduced to one of the Black Oak pack members. She’d seen his face briefly the day prior, he’d been the one to help carry her bags inside, introduced as Rudi. There was a playful boyish air between the alpha and Rudi they’d banter with one another and rough house at times. There was, however, a line that Rudi would never cross, he was the beta after all, not the alpha. He was polite and shared the similar features that the Black Oak members shared. One thing that made Clara curious, the Black Oak members all had tanned skin or dark skin. It made Clara wonder once again, why did she not fit into the usual norms or pack traits. She believes herself to look like a mutt, the dark thick hair of Suntra and the green eyes of Black Oak. But she was as

