Chapter 17

Iris:

“Drink some water, it would help you calm down” I said, handing the beta a glass of water. She looked away from me, taking the glass in her hand before taking a sip. Her and I had gone inside after her encounter with the Alpha, and to say that I didn’t understand why she acted the way that she did would be a lie.

If the woman was mistreated like that; I didn’t expect her to act all gentle around people who she knew were lower in rank compared to her. I sat on my knees in front of her when I saw tears fall from her eyes, gently wiping them for her “don’t ruin your makeup for such a reason, beta”

“What do you know about this? If anything, you should be glad…” I stood up and wrapped my arms around her, hugging her as I leaned down to kiss the crown of her head. It was something that mum used to do when I threw tantrums or when I grew upset.

“Deep breaths, beta, you getting angry or upset about this will not change anything. You need to compose yourself as this pack’s beta, you’