Deia, I thought to myself.
The name suddenly came to me the moment I held her in my arms, Winnifryd and I hadn’t talked about names as any of us had raised children before and yet the name seemed to fit the child perfectly.
“Grae!” Karen said as she took a step towards me.
“I can’t be here, I need to be with Winnifryd when she wakes up,” I said exasperated as I sighed.
“You’re the alpha now! The stability and safety of the pack is your responsibility!” Karen said as she began to grow visibly frustrated.
“You’re the Beta now Karen! Why don’t you take Eli and get him to teach you how to calm everyone!” I said sternly as I attempted to calm my growing temper.
“You know I can’t do that…” Eli started as he looked down at the ground.
It was hard to believe that he had once been a fierce A
