15:03Mon,Dec2 55% Chapter47 Warren IdidntknowanAlphacouldbeginlosinghiswolfandstillshift StrongAlphascan,oroneswhousedtobestrong.YouwouldbeabletoifIstarteddying.Idmakesureofit.Imsurehiswolfisdoingthe same ,Arricsays, So,onceYaraisdonewithhim, hellbestrongagain?Iaskhim Lookhowmuchstrongerweareandnotjustbecauseshehealedus.Werestrongerbecauseourpackisstronger.Hewillbe WhenHaroldssonwalksin,helooksatuscautiously. Henry,comehere,son,Haroldsayswarmly. TheyoungAlphawalksovertohisfathersbedside,stillwatchingmeandYarawarily. Henry,thisisAlphaWarren.HeandhisLunadoctor,Yara,arehelpingtohealmeandLunaYaraistheonethathasbeenhealingourpackmembers. WehaveRebecca,hesayssharply,asifYaraandIaretryingtosecretlyinfiltratehisfatherspack. Henry.Haroldsaysa bitsharply,thesetwoarebasicallysavingourpack.Showsomerespect. Itsokay.Ibetyoureworriedthatweretryingtofindawaytotakethispackfrom yourfatherandyou.Isay. Areyou?Henryasks,challengingme.Hesstillyoung,butArriccanfeelhiswolf.Evenatayoungage,hehasastrongwolf , whichmeansArricisrightaboutHaroldsstrength. OfcourseIam,Arriesayssmugly. IstepuptoYara,puttingmyarmaroundherwaist.No,ImnotImtiredoffightingandlosingmypackmembersbecauseofothersgreed.IvereturnedsomeofyourpackmembersthatweretakenbyAlphaThomas,Isay. Whywouldyoudothat?ArentyousupposedtobethestrongestAlphainthispartofthecountry?heasks ,histone stillsharp. HENRY!Haroldbarks. Itsokay,Alpha Harold.Infiveyears,Henrywill becomeAlpha ,IthinkitsimportantfortheAlphaheirtoknowwhyIwantanalliancewithhisfathersothatwhenthetimecomes,wecancreateanalliancebetweenus,Icontinue.And,ifanythingweretohappentoyourfather,itwouldbeimportantforyou,Henry,toknowthatyoucanturntome. Whatare youdoingtohim ? Henry asks,turningtoYara . Imhelpinghisbodytohealsothat hiswolfcanregainhis strength.IfyouareasstrongasAnnika,mywolf,saysyouare,then youknowthatyourfatherswolfis dying,shesaysintheconfident,gentle,directwaythat shehas.Or,hewas,untilIarrived.Now,Imforcingyourfathertorestsothat wecanhelphimgethiswolfback. IwatchasHenryfightsthestrong emotionsrollingthroughhim.HeknewhisfatherwasdyingandhesbeentryingtopreparehimselftobecomeanAlphawhenhesmuchtooyoungtodoso.Atsixteen,hemighthavehadachance.Atthirteen?Noway.Andhedbeluckyifthepersonwhooverpoweredhim didntkillhimtomakeapointandensurethathenevercamebacktochallengehimagain . So,whyareyoudoingthis ?heasks again,histone emoremodered.HestepsclosertothebedandAlphaHaroldpursa 1/4 Chapter 47 2.55% handonhisshoulder.Henrydoesntlookathisfather,buthedoesreachupandcoverhisfathershandwithhisown.Itmakes meyearntohavemyown son,tohaveachildwithYara. Im tiredoffighting.Imtiredoflosinggoodpackmembersforsenselessreasons.Ihaveenoughland,Ihaveenoughstrength.Idontneedmore,nordoIwantit.WhatIwantnowistoendthegreedinessoftheAlphaswhocontinuetofightmetotakewhatismine ,Iwanttosettledownwithmymateandstartafamily Yaraturns,smilingupatme.IknowthattryingtofindawaytoendthewarswillmakeherhappyandIcanfeelherpridelthroughourbond.Pride inme.Prideinbeingmymate. Ismilebackather,leaningintokisshernosebeforeturningbacktoHenry Spendthenightherewithyourfather.Yarahasntreleasedhimtoreturntothepackhouse. Imgoingtounknowinglydrughimunconscious sothathecan tellhiswarriorsthathehad nointention ofstayingthenightinthehospital,Yaratellshim. Nonsense.IfImstayinginthehospitalthenIcanbehonestwithmywarriorsthatImadethatchoice.ImguessingmostofthemknowthatIvebeengettingweakeranyway.Haroldsays . Wellthatchangesnow ,Yarasays,pullingawayfrommeandlookingoverthemachinesthatare attachedtohim.Startingnow,AlphaHarold,youwillbegettingstronger.Iinsistonit.Dontmakemelookbad.shesays,makinghimsmileather. Anymorelikeyoubackhome?heasksher. Imoneofakind,Alpha,shesays,smilingwarmlyattheolderAlpha.IfIhadntheardhertellmeoverandoverthatshelovedmeinthelastseveralhours,Imighthavegrowledattheirsweetinteraction.But,mymatedoesntgiveherloveeasilyandIcanfeelthat shesgivenittome. Are Areyoudonenow,Yara ? Youneedtorest,Itellher. Onemore.Thefemalewarrior,shesays. Whatwaswrongwithher?AlphaHaroldasks. Gangrene.Icouldsmelltherottingflesh onher. Icannotthankyou enough,bothofyou,forwhatyouhavedoneformeandmypack.hesaysearnestly. Youcanthankmebyenteringintothatalliance wediscussed,say. AssoonasyourLunagivesmethego aheadandImoutofhere,Illbehappy todoit,hesays. IlookatHenry.Ifyourfatheragrees,youshouldsitin.Imhopingthatthisalliancelastsforgenerationstocome.Idonthaveapupyet, soyou andIwilleventuallybetheonesenteringintothealliance .Idlikeforthatrelationshiptostartsoonerratherthanlater. Henrylooksathisfather,thenturnsback tome.Idlikethat. Good.Comeon,Yara .LetsletAlphaHaroldrest.Youneedtofinishtoo,because youvebeengoingatthisformuchtoolong,Isaytoher. Howlong?sheasksme. Nearlytwentyfourhours,Itellher . Well,thatexplainswhyImsotired. IleadYaraoutofHaroldshospitalroomandseethatonlytheonewarriorisleft andsheslookingverysullen. 15:03Mon,Dec2GB Chapter47 CanIgonow?shesnapsat Yara. Ifyouwanttodie,helpyourself.Butdontcomebackinherewhenyouredesperateforassistanceagain becausenoonediesinmyhospitalandyouaregoingtodieunlessyouletmetreatyou. Imnotsureifshesjusttired,orifshedoesntlikebeingchallengedthewaythiswarriorjustchallengedher,butYaraissnapsatherinawaythatsmoreharshthannormalforher. 1stepuptomymateandputmyarmaroundher.Itsbeenaverylongdayforher. YourAlphatoldyouthat you weretolisten towhatYarahastosay.Ifyouchoosetowalkoutthatdoor,itwillbeagainstherwishesandhis.However,thats yourdecisiontomakearetohelp,notfightyoutohelpkeepyoualive,Isaytoher Itsverysubtle,butYaraleansintomeandIknowthefatigueisstartingtogettoher. Whenthewarriordoesntrespond,itsmy turntogetharsh.Mymateneedssleep.Makeupyourmindanddoitnow.ImnotgoingtoriskherabilitytotakecareofMYpackbecauseofsomesullenwarriorwhocantgetherheadoutofherass. TheAlphatonehashersnappingtoattention. Fine.Illgettreated,shesays. Comewithme,Yarasaysand InodtoBradleytofollowher.Mywarriorsaretiredtoo.Someofthemaresleepinginthewaitingroom. Justthen,BetaFranklinwalksin.AlphaWarren,AlphaHaroldsaidthatIminchargeofthepack .IwantedtofindoutiftheresanythingIneedtotakecareofhere. Isthereaplacewheremywarriorscangetsomesleep?Yaraisntdoneyetbutevenaftershesdone.Iknowshewontwantto leaveuntil shesabletospeakwithSavannahandmakesurethattheonesshetreatedtodayarehealing. Absolutely.Illgeta roomfor youand LunaYaraaswell. Andonemorewarriorwhosintheroomwithher,Isay. Henods,thenlooksatmywarriors.Followme HesbackbeforeYaraisdone. So,AlphaHarold?hesays,sittingbesidemeasIwaitforhertofinish Ishealing.Henryiswithhim,justsoyou know. AndSavannah?Iask,happyto seethatheisntwearinghermark.Itmeansherealizedthatshewasexhaustedand neededsleep. Soundasleepinmybed,hesayssmugly. WhenYarawalksout,Istand ,seeingandfeelingherutterexhaustion. Iwalkuptoherand scoop herupin myarms. Iloveyou ,Isayasshecurlsintome.Iturn,followingFranklin andBradleyoutofthehospital. Iloveyoutoo,she murmurs. Iwillnevergettiredofhearingthat. After her grandfather's death, she unexpectedly discovers that both her sister and boyfriend betrayed her, taking away the family fortune left by her grandfather. Determined to seek revenge, she decid...