Chapter 75

“I am stronger than even you can imagine, mother.” Bryce found his courage as he faced off with Elaine. “I will be alpha, even if it means killing anyone who stands in my way.”

A low, hostile warning growl emanated from Elaine’s lips, and it made the hair on the back of Josh’s neck stand on end. They both looked as though they would transform if they could. The full moon was only three days away. Its power was already calling. The beast within clawed and scratched to be free. Bryce hunched and snarled, his eye teeth revealed.

“Wait.” Josh stepped between them as much for Elaine’s sake as the pack’s future. “This isn’t the way.

The pack will never recognize the outcome of this fight. When the full moon comes, the strongest wolf will be alpha. Anyone who stands against him or her will have to prove his or her worth in mortal combat. You must wait until then. If you choose to shed blood now, it will mean nothing.”