"Wait, what?!" Lys' mouth rounded out and her eyes widened substantially as she attempted to process her sister's words. The wind seemed to whisper words of encouragement and tug her towards her sister. "Why me? You're—"
Cas cut her off, "Older? Nah. Dad said I'm 'untrustworthy' and 'not mature'. Anyway, you're only a few hours younger, and you aren't a bastard like Rietzal." Her ears perked up, marking the end of the sentence.
"But...why now?"
Her sister's pure white eyes were unsettling in the near-dark. "Dad's dying, Lysandra. The moon says it's time for a new leader." Her shoulders shrugged, face helpless. "I can't do anything. Do you understand how terrifying it is to be the first one to learn your father is dying?"
Lys' head snapped to the side. "Telceu, come out now." The mentioned wolf whimpered as they slunk out of the bush. "Is this true?"
A crackle-snap-pop noise echoed in the clearing, and the blonde werewolf straightened from their crouched position. "I am afraid that it is, Alpha." Their head stayed down to avoid makin eye contact, as customary of an Omega wolf.
Lys' mouth trembled, but she pushed away her grief and made her way toward her two pack members. "Very well. Telceu, you are aware that I told you to call me by name, correct? Whether it be Lysandra or Andi, I'd rather be called that than Alpha." Her mouth tightened to a pucker, as if ahe'd eaten a sour candy, but she pet her Omega anyway. "You of all people should be most inclined to call me so, El."
Her Omega shivered under her combined gaze and contact, so she pulled them close and looked to Casadra. "Where is the pack right now?"
Her sister's eyes rolled. "Most should be at the packsite, but some Alphas decided to look for you themselves." Lysandra's Omega snorted softly, too quiet for anyone but the Alpha to hear.
"Let me guess. Saius, Nytei, and Dlef?" The three were toeing the line of getting kicked out. They were creepy and perverted toward all of her Omega packmates, including her own mate, and constantly broke the rules. Dlef and Saius were on their last warning, while Nytei would be kicked out at any more infractions...like this one.
Lysandra cracked her neck and let go of Telceu to shift into her wolf-form, which was pure white to signal Leadership Alpha blood. Looking up at her Omega, she growled and motioned for them to crawl on her back before signaling for Cas to shift. "I will meet you at the packsite," she growled out before taking off with El gripping tight.
A.N.
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