Begin Again

Oliver

In the couple hours that had passed, the entire crew had filtered onto the patio. Trevor and Brandon had ensured everyone - aside from Allyssa and Maggie - always had a beer in hand. Every one of Lya’s questions got answered, and she had given up trying to pass off her newfound alpha title. Her grand plan that someone should just challenge her and she would just concede before the first punch was thrown was laughed off. It was a well known fact that the alphas who had leadership thrust upon them were the ones who upheld the title the best.

Lya reached over, grabbing another beer. “So the Beta I choose - do they have to have Wulver blood?”

“No,” Cody said. “In fact, there are only a few families left that have Wulver blood at all. I don’t.”

“But,” Gregory added, “the alpha always somehow does. When our previous alpha fell, it was between your father and I who would take up the gamut.”

“Why didn’t it go to you?” she asked.

Gregory offered a rare smile down at Allyssa, w