Chapter 51: Friend-Zone

(Cassie POV)

Life at White Howler’s pack soon returned to normal, but it was a “new normal.” Alpha Fred had kept his circle of accomplices very small, and so most wolves were quickly cleared of any type of wrongdoing.

The council had originally planned to offer the alpha position to Alpha Fred’s Beta, who had his own vices but was generally well respected. Pack members had not seen him in a while; Alpha Fred told most people that he and his family left on an alliance-building trip in Europe. Unfortunately, that turned out to be a lie. The Beta had discovered some of Alpha Fred’s misconduct, and Alpha Fred arranged his permanent “disappearance.”

Next in line for the position was my father. My father declined the position because he was of gamma descent, and he felt strongly that the alpha needed to have alpha blood to prevent enemies seeing weakness.

The final person to be offered the alpha position was Megan’s mate, Mike. As the chief warrior, he was next in line after my fathe