d. It was a strange place, built on a strict hierarchy. A man's worth was his "Clarity," his connection t

crueler. It was judged by the ran

e single men for us to choose from. It

But her pride turned to ash when she gave him five children, and every single one was only a Gamma. The wolf-kin, his sta

advice. "Choose Ryan Fowler," she'd said. "He's a Bet

gave birth to ten children, and every one of them was a powerful Beta. The community star

g, she dragged me to the edge of the highest cliff in our territory and pushed me. The feeling of falling, t

I wo

the day of the choosing. The air was thic

my broken body a ghost on my skin. Before I co

ll

ears twitching with excitement. She looked at m

ed. She was

n the man who, in our last life, made me a matriarch.

And I knew something she didn't

wouldn't be Beta. They would be "unreadable." Worse

I would not be the trusting, gentle