Esme.
The beta position was my birthright, to begin, but since they wanted me to prove my worth before I could claim it, then so be it.
" Challenge accepted, Alpha. " I answered with a bow, my tone, neither too overbearing nor too servile.
For a moment, after I accepted the challenge, disbelief framed their features. I guess they had not expected me to say yes.
" Are you sure?" There was a flicker of worry in the Alpha's eyes as he asked, and in response, I just gave him a slight nod. If he cared, even the slightest, he wouldn't have subjected me to the challenge and every stress associated with it, and yet, here we were.
" Just so that you know, the contest will be held publicly, and all the members of the pack will be there." He added, and from an outsider's perspective, he look
