***Austin***
I nod enthusiastically, coming to sit next to her on the sofa, now.
"I get it. I feel different too. More and more since we...connected. The pure drive I now feel to take charge, to act, to lead, to be the alpha I want to be. It wasn't an instant thing, it's been gradual over the past day or so, like certain things are slowly shifting into position and gaining clarity. I felt it a little after I came of age, but I have never felt more ready to run my pack. It's wild, because in September I rarely gave it much thought. But, I am so ready now. I am everything I need to be," I say boldly, "and I have the most important thing, now, too. Which is you."
Ella smiles.
"Exactly. Some things were immediate, right up there on the mountain. My wings were glowing, I moved so much faste
