Alpha Female
My mother speaks first, her voice steady but filled with tenderness.
“Tara,” she begins, holding out the pouch, “inside is the bracelet my grandmother gave me. She said it would give me the courage to be the mate my pack deserved and the strength to be the partner my mate needed. Now, it’s yours.” She opens the pouch, revealing a delicate gold bracelet with tiny moonstones embedded in the links. As she clasps it onto Tara’s wrist, the light of the stones seems to pulse briefly, as if acknowledging Tara’s readiness to wear it.