Tom
When I walked through the door, I could immediately tell something was wrong. My parents, Dad—Delta Tristan—and Mom—Angelia—were sitting at the kitchen table, talking in hushed voices, their faces filled with anxiety.
I stopped in my tracks, my chest tightening with a sense of unease. What could have happened to make them both look so worried?
“Mom? Dad?” I asked, stepping closer. “What’s going on?”
They both looked up at me, their eyes heavy with concern. My dad sighed, rubbing the back of his neck before he finally spoke. “Tom, something’s happened... Alpha Jerry had a heart attack.”
I felt like the air had been sucked out of the room. “What? Alpha Jerry? How could…” I stammered, my mind racing to make sense of what he just said. Alpha Jerry was the leader of our pack, stron
