"Nicole, did you hear?" Shelby asks me.
"Hear what?" I ask.
"About the new alpha," she says.
I stare at her, confused.
"What do you mean 'new alpha'?" I ask.
"There's a new alpha coming to visit," Shelby says. "One from a neighboring pack."
"That's odd," I say. I'm not sure we've ever had a visit from another pack's alpha.
"I don't know what to make of it," Shelby says.
"Me either," I reply.
"I have to go help my mom," Shelby says. "See you tonight?"
"Of course," I say.
"I'll let you know if I hear anything else," she says, and then she turns and walks down the path toward her house.
I stare after her. I'm not sure why, but this news about the new alphas visit makes me feel very uneasy.
I don't have to be anywhere for hours, so I decide to go for a walk to clear my head.
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