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The council chamber was bathed in the warm glow of flickering torches, casting dancing shadows across the faces of those gathered within.

Seungcheol stood at the threshold. He had been summoned to this meeting, told only that it concerned his new role as Alpha of a pack in need.

As he stepped into the room, he was met with the gaze of the council members, their eyes piercing yet unreadable.

Seungcheol swallowed his nerves and approached, stopping a respectful distance away.

"Seungcheol, we have called you here to discuss the pack you will be leading." One of the council members, an elder wolf, spoke first.


Seungcheol nodded his head in acknowledgment. "I am honored to take on this responsibility." He said.

"The pack you will lead has faced hardships unlike any other. Their previous Alpha abandoned them, leaving them without guidance or protection." The elder explained

"And what became of them in his absence?" Seungcheol asked in concern.

"They were fortunate to have a member of the Emberfang Clan among them - Jeonghan. As a Beta, he stepped up to lead the pack temporarily." A younger council member explained.

Seungcheol's heart sank at the revelation. To be left leaderless was a fate no pack deserved.

"But now we are trusting you to me to lead them." The elder wolf said.


Seungcheol straightened. "I will do everything in my power to lead them well." He said, determination clear in his voice.

"It won't be an easy task, Seungcheol. The pack is wary, understandably so after what they've been through. But we believe in you."

Seungcheol nodded firmly. "I won't let you down." He reassured

With that, the council meeting drew to a close, leaving Seungcheol to contemplate the weight of the responsibility that now rested upon his shoulders.

As he left the chamber, he couldn't shake the thought of that Beta, Jeonghan.

He was from the Emberfang Clan, a clan he thought died out years ago, had held the pack together in their darkest hour.

He knew that he had big shoes to fill, but he was determined to prove himself worthy of the trust placed in him.

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