"Have you picked a new Delta?" Willow looked up from her paperwork and stared up at Ember with a wide look on her face. "Actually, no. I haven't. I was thinking of River. She's a little young, but she shows great promise. The fact that she's my cousin is no consequence. Other pack members get jealous when the Alpha family recruits from their own bloodline for the inner circle, but the truth of the matter is this. You need someone you can trust, someone that will watch your back, and won't diminish your pack or harm you or your people. That's the real standard here. River is only eighteen, but she's strong. She dominates the battlefield, she is also compassionate, and kind. Someone that I would want with us during a real emergency." Ember listened to Willow's explanation and smiled. "I thin
