I am excited as I head across the den to my alpha's cabin.
Yesterday I turned eighteen. That means today, I will be assigned my mate.
I could not be more ready to be married to Nathaniel.
We are in love.
We have been together since we were sixteen.
I knock on the door.
"Come in," I hear alpha's voice from the other side.
I open the door and slowly step inside the cabin.
It is cozy inside. Warm. A fire glows.
My alpha looks up from behind his wooden desk.
He is in his human form.
Gray hair. A bushy beard.
I think of my Alpha like a grandfather.
I trust him to do what's right.
For me, for the pack.
"Good morning, Alpha," I greet.
"Good morning, Bria," he returns.
He gestures for the chair opposite him. "Come sit. I have some news I'd like to share with you."
I take a seat.
