*Jared*
From the moment I was old enough to comprehend the concept, I knew that I would be the next Alpha. According to the elders and my parents, ever since I was little, I was a natural-born leader. I had strong opinions and I cared deeply for the pack.
It helped that my father was the fiercest and bravest alpha that Moonstone had ever known.
I remembered being a boy, I could only strive to be half of what he was. My twelve-year-old self wasn't ignorant. I knew that I still had a lot to learn about leading my pack, but luckily, I would have a lot of time to do that.
Or I thought I would.
Then…everything happened too soon, and I had to grow up fast and take on responsibilities way earlier than I anticipated.
It had been more than a decade and I'd figured things out. The problem w
