Gabriel and I stood around the edge of the circle formed around Jon. Gabriel gave me a little nudge and I walked to Jon while Gabriel, and the rest of the pack, went down on their knees. I stopped for a second, feeling self conscious. I hated being the center of attention but Aeliana pushed me on.
"This is our pack. You are the beta female. Time to get past this childish dislike." She said.
"Ok, Mom." I said sarcastically to Aeliana. I was sure she would roll her eyes if she could. I finally arrived at the center of the circle. Jon smiled at me and winked before starting to speak again.
"Carrie, do you accept this pack as your pack? Accept your position of Beta as well as me as your Alpha?" Jon said loudly.
"I do." I said loudly and clearly to my surprise.
"Will you care for this
