Seven years later…
I giggle happily, eyes following my brother Alex as I stumble around the yard, chasing his brown wolf form and reaching for the fluffy tail he wags before me. Alex stays just out of my reach, as always, his tongue lolling from the right side of his muzzle. He gives me a wolfish grin with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes.
"Geminie, leave your brother alone," My father, Bastian Blake, Beta of Hidden Claws, orders. His stern, angry eyes bear down on me, making me stop in my tracks as a small spark of fear buds inside me. Alex nudges my hand gently, whining lowly as he wraps his furry form around me.
"Alex and I are playing, Father," I answer quietly, leaning into Alex for comfort while trying to avoid the glare my father sends me. At seven years old, I have neve
