Phoenix Maplewood In Need Of Guidance

It seemed like this Luke was garnering quite the reputation... most of it out of the mouth of one babe, of course. Shreya listened respectfully, taking another small mouthful of the beaver but then leaving it be so that they could concentrate on something much more serious than their shared meal.

Hm, was Shreya's initial response, a thoughtful and attentive mumble. It sounds to me like a display of dominance on Luke's part. He's one of our Alphas now — did you hear the howl? Alphas are the most important and certainly the most prominent part of a pack, and what they say must simply be. It may be true and logical that your mum — your Nova— didn't mean to be disrespectful, but unfortunately it's just not your place to argue that to the higher-ups, Grace. As for the border... she glanced away pensively as she imagined what Nova might have been thinking, then looked back at Grace. My bet is that Nova is from a place where the border is almost binary in nature — you're either over it or you're not. But borders don't always work like that. If Luke decided that she was too close to his borders, and it seemed he did, that was his rationale for denying her outright. He was being territorial. And if you refused to accept his instinct, it would've earned you a claw across the face. As for Saena's rationale... Shreya thought of the recent mother and this white male, this potential new beau of hers. My educated guess would be that what she meant is that you should strive to understand and respect the motives of your Alpha Male. You have to do that as a subordinate, Grace — but when it comes to Alphas, that respect doesn't have to go both ways. It's frustrating to you I'm sure, but before you get ahead of yourself, think carefully and calmly about what happened. You make it sound like a thoughtless attack from a packmate, but it wasn't as simple as that. You see that, kitten?