Emmet
“What?! Right now? You can’t be serious.” I stammer.
“You are about to lead us into battle Alpha Emmet. Don’t you think you should really be our true leader?” Elder Jonah urges me.
“But-“
Athena places a hand on my bicep. “He’s right Emmet. You’ve done so much for this pack and it’s about time we recognise you as our true Alpha.”
I run my fingers through my hair. “You’ve got to be joking. This is impeccable timing.”
“Let them wait.” Athena smiles lovingly at me, her earlier anger is nowhere to be seen.
My parents move towards us and my dad pulls me into a tight hug. “I’m so proud of you, my boy.”
I don’t think I’ve ever heard him say that to me before and it brings tears into my eyes. My mum clings onto me as if I’m falling off a cliff.
“Don’t cry or I will too.” Mum mutter
