Moonlit desire

- What are you going to do? Bridget asked. She sighed. If I could count on anyone it would be Bridget. We had been through a lot over the years. Best friends for 14 years. I sigh and close my eyes. - What can I do? I mean, I guess I could run away. That probably would be my best choice actually. I gesture in the air with my hand. - I can't even think about it. I keep hoping my father won't really go through with it. How would he even pick someone for me? By muscle size? Agility? Money? I sigh again. - Probably money, Bridget whisper softly. - We do know he is fond of THAT. That we do. My father is the Alpha of the crescent moon pack. One of the most prominent and powerful packs in north America. The pack has grown under my father's rule. But no matter how powerful he is he's never been able to get a seat in the Alpha council. The Alphas oversees all the shifters in the world, and we have to obey their laws. My father hasn't said it outright but I know he covets a spot on the council. - I don't want to think about that now. It just sucks. But in the events that he chooses a mate for me, a mate that I don't want... Would you... I stutter. I know I can ask her but is it right to ask her to come with me? I know I can survive on my own, but Bridget has been with me for all the big events in my life and we often know what the other one is thinking. - Of course, you don't have to ask. We'll have a grand adventure and just think! We can choose anywhere in the world to live. I love her but we both know it's not that simple. The Alpha council sees all. We'd have to choose somewhere far away from any packs. That in itself is challenging. At best. But I would do it to escape my father. As much as I love him, I dislike him. The love is unconditional but me liking my father? That I don't think I could ever do. I sigh again.