I let them have their talk, going back and forth about the Elders' place versus the Alphas. It just looked like children fighting over who was on top of the hill and the real leaders. Politics really screw things up sometimes. I wasn’t going to join a pack that couldn’t find their head out of their asses. “Hey Finn. Will you or Connor take over as Alpha?” I asked him not even trying to make myself quiet. “Umm… I think they want us to fight it out and who ever wins is Alpha.” He answered a bit unsure. “What happens to the loser?” All the talking had stopped around us. “They die. It's to the death, little girl.” Elder Eugene snarled like I was a gnat he wanted to kill. “I refuse to fight my brother to be the Alpha. Neither of us is dying for your archaic rules.” Connor stated calmly. Al

