The room went silent for a while. Our guests were waiting for an answer but I just couldn’t bring myself to speak, completely focused on trying to hide my panic. How was I supposed to face an Alpha in combat when I had a female wolf as a counterpart? This couldn’t be happening. I started analysing all of my options; maybe we could postpone the challenge until I could talk to the witch. But, in all honesty, I know there were only two paths I could follow: either accept the challenge and fight Noah, or refuse it and give him my pack without even trying.
“Alpha Zale is still in his training year. He cannot be challenged for his title until he can fully exercise his function,” my father chimed in, as fearful as I was.
“That is true. However, Noah is in training year as well and you know how
