SWNOVELS Chapter 104
Chapter 104
Holy sh it.
You can hear a pin drop in this room.
Aaron is silent.
And I find myself getting angry-and anxious-is that what his support of me is all about? Maneuvering himself into position
to take control?
I start to shove back from the table, and his hand whips out to catch my leg.
Aaron stands slowly. “Esteemed Council Members, you honor me with your confidence, and while I am an Alpha of great
ambitions, Pack Roberts already has the leader it needs. And
she’s right here next to me.”
“She’s human,” Samsen says.
“That’s correct.”
“We do not approve of an Alpha controlling a pack this size
Brian Leithrow’s assault on Leah, she is too vulnerable.”
“What are you proposing?” Aaron asks.
“Stop” I say. “If you have a problem with me, direct your questions to me.”
Karolina nods approvingly.
Tobin continues to watch me through the eyes of his wolf.
The other Council members glance at each other briefly.
“You need to transition,” Petyr says.
He’s a wide wolf with a nearly all-wh ite head of hair, yet not a line marks his face. He could be forty or eighty.
Transition? As in, undergo the ceremony to be bitten and ‘changed’ in an attempt to bring my wolf to the surface.
“No,” Aaron says succinctly.
“As your Luna suggested,” Petry says, “questions pertaining to
her shall be directed to her.”
Aaron turns to me.
This isn’t just me I have to think about now. Undergoing the
transition will surely have effects on my unborn baby. And the can cer... being weak from it, would the transition cure or ki ll me?”
I clear my throat. “I have expansive plans to help solidify the finances and infrastructure of Pack Roberts that I would like to
implement prior to making this decision or performing the transition.”
The Elders seem to consider this.
Liam shakes his head subtly. He doesn’t think I’ll survive.
I probably wouldn’t.
Aleksei stands. “You have until the Fall Equinox. Embrace your heritage fully or we’ll appoint an Alpha in your stead.”
Liam snarls.
Aaron growls.
“Now wait one second,” I demand. “My father appointed me, and he was within his rights-and Pack Law-to do so.”
“Yes, that may be. But these are difficult times and we cannot
empower leaders that lack the strength to best govern our
species.”
I sputter in indignation.
“This is my Pack,” my brother growls.
Aleksei nods. “Yes. Your father should’ve considered that
before bequeathing everything to a human.”
“She has to choose,” Aaron says. “Whether or not to become a
wolf, that is up to Leah.”
All heads turn to me. Karolina grins. “So what’s it going to be
be?