Chapter 14 - Evelyn

We walk down the steps of the packhouse, the sun feeling warm on my back. The two of them are laughing and joking together and I feel so at home it is unreal. I feel welcome here. Comfortable. A sense of belonging, despite this not being my pack. This is the Alpha and Beta of a neighbouring pack, if anything I should be intimidated by them, but I feel relaxed now in their company. At ease.

They are clearly close, though I would expect no less of an Alpha and a Beta, they work alongside to run a pack, they need to be close. But these two seem to have a connection closer than that. Perhaps losing their mates the way they did brought them closer together? But they are clearly best friends, and listening to their tales of being friends makes me laugh.

“Come on then love, let us go and show you our kingdom” Beta Cayden jokes.

“Hey, that was my line!” Alpha Jackson pushes him gently.

I laugh once more. Glad that the earlier tension between the two of them seemed to have e