Bab 69: Alpha vs. Alpha

ELRETH

She was working really, really hard not to growl. He couldn't mean it. Not the way it sounded. He couldn't.

Could he?

"El, I'm their Alpha. For the last two years."

Deep breath. "You said they were organized. Like a tribe. You didn't say they are a tribe."

"Why are you looking at me like that? This is no different than the packs in the wolves, and the herds in the Equines. Except we choose it for ourselves. We're from all the tribes, and we're a tribe together. Do you get that Elreth? Do you get what we've done?"

"I'm starting to see, yes," she snapped, then closed her eyes and tipped her head down when Aaryn frowned. "I'm sorry. I'm trying, Aaryn. I'm trying not to get really angry that you've hidden this from me. And that it's…"