I gave a light laugh.
"Whoa, that was lucky."
"I know," she replied, her eyes wide. "Alpha never suspected a thing. Like you said, it was forbidden. They just bumbled around for days, and then one day Mumma slipped a note into Dad's hand, asking him to meet her in the forest. She even drew him a map."
"When he got there," I continued, "she asked him to take her away. He agreed, of course. They snuck away the next day and had a mating ceremony officiated by a rogue Beta that Mumma had befriended while she was exploring the borders. Even though he was a rogue, his power made it stick. They gathered their things, left letters for their families, and disappeared."
The faces around me were stunned, and I grinned at them. "I know, it's a pretty amazing story, huh? I hope my mating turns
