Steven's POV"All of you need to calm down," Stephen said. "I am sorry, Alpha Stephen, but how do you expect us to calm down when you are making my daughter your Beta? She is not fit to be Beta and will only bring shame to the Crescent Pack. That is why I chose James to take my place once I retired," Gwen's father, Gary, said."Are you questioning Alpha Steven and my decision?"Stephen asked in his Alpha tone"No, I am just telling you the truth. My daughter wasn't born to be Beta," "If I remember correctly, you weren't born to be Beta either. Beta Michael was born to be Beta, and you took his position after he left. Should my father not have given you a chance to be Beta since you feel Gwen should be because she wasn't born to be?"Stephen asked"That is not what I am saying, Alpha. I am saying that a female is not strong enough to become the Beta of a Pack," Gary said "That is a bunch of bull shit," Jane, one of the female warriors, said. "You watch your tongue, little girl. You f

Claire's POV" I am so proud of you, Gwen. I always knew you would make a great Beta," Sean said"Yeah, we kept telling you that you should be our Beta," Steven said"Thanks for the support," Gwen said. I was so proud of her for not letting her father talk her out of her decision to become Beta. We were still in the room where the meeting occurred, and most everyone had left."Of course, we will always be here for you, sweetie," Tonya said"I guess this makes Claire the Luna and Beta female," Sean said"Do we call her Beta female since they are both Clare and Gwen are females? Or do we call her the Beta's Mate?" Steven asked"You are thinking too hard about this, bro," Stephen said. I began to feel through Gwen's emotions that she suddenly felt a rush of happiness go through her. I looked over at her and saw her mind linking with someone. " I can't believe this. My father mind linked me to apologize for his actions today. He said he believes that I would make a great Beta. He also s

Claire's POV"How was dinner?" Jenn asked as she took a handful of popcorn and placed it in her mouth. After dinner with Gwen's parents, I told Stephen, Steven, and Gwen that I wanted to spend the rest of the night with Jenn. Jenn and I had been spending less time together than we used to. I knew that once I moved onto the twelfth floor with all of them tomorrow, we would see each other less. That is why I wanted to spend the night having a sister night. I could tell they didn't like the idea but understood and agreed without arguing."It was okay. Her mother barely said two words the whole night," I said "That's strange. Were both her parents nice to you?" Jenn asked"Yeah, Gary apologized for everything he said to me before, and Gwen's mom seems very sweet. It was just strange that she never talked. Whenever one of us talked to or asked her a question, Gary would answer for her," I said. "Maybe she is shy," Jenn said"Maybe, all I know is that Gwen's mom's personality is the oppos

Claire's POVI can't believe they would talk to me like that when all I was trying to do was calm everyone down. I know it was childish to walk away like that, and they didn't mean to yell at me the way they did. They were upset, arguing and upset, but that doesn't mean they should take their anger out on me. "Hey, Claire. Where are Gwen and the twins?" Tanya asked as I walked into the Packs dining room. Jenn and Stacy were sitting with Tonya and Sean, eating breakfast."They are upstairs having a conversation," I said. Tonya and Sean looked at each other with a knowing look before Tonya spoke.You should take Stacy and Jenn to school. They may be busy right now. I will finish everything for Stacy's Shifting Party tonight," Tanya said, looking at Sean. "Okay, are you coming, Claire?" Sean asked"I want to talk to her for a moment," Tonya said "Okay, Love, Bye, Claire," Sean said and kissed Tanya softly "Why don't we talk in my office," Tanya said "Okay," I replied, and we went to

Claire's POV "Claire, can we talk?" Gwen asked as she sat next to me in Calculus. Before I could respond, the bell rang, and Mr. Thompson started class. About fifteen minutes later, Stephen and Steven walked into class and took their seats across from Gwen and me. "Claire," Stephen said while Mr. Thompson was talking, but I ignored him. I didn't want to have this conversation in a class with a bunch of werewolves who could hear everything we were saying."We don't have to talk in here, but after class, we are going to talk this out," Stephen finished. My eyes stayed on Mr. Thompson as he talked. I didn't dare look at Stephen, Steven, or Gwen all through class, but I could feel their gaze on mine the entire time. I could sense through the bond Gwen and I shared that she was hurt that I wouldn't acknowledge her and also felt terrible that she made me upset. When class was finished, I grabbed my bag and started to leave the room. Stephen grabbed my hand and began walking somewhere. Gwe