Sunbeam Lair tree of life (joining)

The alpha`s words were harsh but valid. Eve saw Adam in the eyes of the she-wolf - questioning, suspicious, more so than Eve herself could ever be.

But Adam was kind in his misgivings, not a mask. Or perhaps I just thought that because he was - is! - my brother.

Either way, Eve knew what came next. In the event that an Alpha did not accept her, she was to brush away her Pack loyalties and pledge allegiance to them.

"You would also gain my loyalties, ma`am." It now seemed more fitting than "Miss" to describe the imposing leader before her. "My pledged allegiance to you and your Pack."

Eve would have given anything for the calm mask of her companion in that moment, and her only consolation was that perhaps in her widening eyes the truth lay clear.