Chapter 63

Aryan-

“What is this about?” Callie asked.

We gathered on the couch, with Callie sitting between Kierian and me. Kierian suggested that I be the one to tell her, but I didn’t know how. I had mixed feelings about everything, but it wasn’t because I was sure if I should ask her to take over as Alpha of Blackwood.

I was excited about the prospect of it but worried that she would disagree. I didn’t want to sound like I was pushing my Pack onto her. I also didn’t want her to think we were pitying her because she couldn’t become the next Alpha King or Queen in her case. Taking a deep breath, I had to start talking before I lost my nerve.

“If you couldn’t be Alpha, what other idea did you have for your life?” I asked, after thinking that there was a chance she had thought of something else.

“That is what I need to figure out. I have spent most of my life fighting with my father to let me be the next Alpha, and I haven’t thought about anything else.” She looked deflated as she leaned agai