To Our Alpha

The next morning, my eyes startled open, and I looked around me, defensive. It was only when I saw my sword resting against a wall that I remembered the events of the previous day and calmed down.

In the distance, I could hear a child crying, but none of that had anything to do with me.

Waking Kimora, Jax, Eleanor and Margot up, I gestured with my thumb in a general direction. While they yawned, my eyes searched for the door that would get us out of the room. Zeroing in on it, I looked back at them, pleased to see that all of them had gotten their things together.

“Are we set to return back to our pack? We're done here, right?”

The last part was directed at Margot, who, perhaps, had the most work to do the night before.

Her eyes were puffy, but proud when she responded, “Yeah. Let's go.”

With half-awake nods, the rest of the team got out of my way, ready to follow me back to our pack. When I stepped out, the moon was still lurking behind a few clouds, dawn still far away. Followi