The morning after the party.
Talia woke up well before dawn and went to the bathroom to attend to her morning routine. Letting herself out silently, she made her to the training spot where her brother was supposed to meet up with her for training. She closed her eyes and inhaled the fresh moist morning air, she felt calm as the gentle breeze played across her skin.
Her thought drifted back to the previous evening when her parents came back from the party. Their conversation really surprised her, even if she had pretended not to be interested in what they were saying. Her papa’s worry for the future of their pack was very evident in his tone. He could not stop expressing his shock and dissatisfaction at how the young alpha absolutely refused to present his mate to the crowd, even when s
