Mary breathed out slowly and ignored her parents to her side, arms crossed over her chest. She knew she should be listening to what was being said, they were honoring her grandfather after all, remembering his triumphs and what he had done for the pack.

She wasn't the only person not listening she noted as she looked around. A majority of the visiting alphas weren't even pretending to look interested, they looked bored if anything and that made her want to punch them. They obviously didn't care in the slightest and just wanted to skip to the part of being a leader of their own pack.

The alpha that she had met yesterday, John, was paying attention to what was being said, at the very least he was good at pretending to be interested. Almost as if he felt her looking he turned his head and when he saw her he smiled at her.

Mary looked away and continued to just look around, quite a few of the unmated, and even some of the mated, omegas were also not paying attention. Instead they were looking at the alphas as well. Some of them were gathered together and whispering to one another and Mary bit down on the inside of her cheek and turned back to listen.

Finally the eulogy ended and a hush fell over the clearing, this was the moment that the others had waited for and they shifted on their feet, the scent of excitement starting to grow in the air.

The former second in command came up then, he was in the front and looked at the entire group, clearing his throat before he spoke. "May any willing wolf of age come forward to put their name for the pack leader."

Almost immediately, as if they were just waiting for the second they were allowed to, a rush of alphas came forward, joining the others at the front. Despite herself she couldn't help but notice that John did hesitate for a moment before he did the same, coming to the front.

Feeling the anger curling in her stomach Marys fingers curled into a fist and her nails pressed into her palms, focusing on breathing as the alphas started to come forward one after the other.

John was looking at her again she realized, narrowing her eyes at him which seemed to amuse him more than anything else. He just smiled once more at her and lightly bowed his head towards her direction.

He was obviously interested in her and if he became alpha she would have the utmost pressure to allow herself to be courted by him and then eventually mated. She was the direct line of the previous alpha, she was the prime choice for the next alpha mate more than any other and she wanted to throw up.

Did John know that or-

She forced herself to stop thinking about John and took a deep breath, sneezing at the scent of the rushing emotions and hormones filling the air. It smelt too much like alpha at the moment and she hated it.

There was still quite a few alphas left in the crowd not participating in the ceremony, some were speaking to others and hesitating. Others she could see the parents urging their alphas to come forward and she looked away.

This was going to make her sick. This wasn't fair. This was her birthright and the very best thing she could hope for was to be picked and courted by the next reigning alpha.

There had to be something she could do. There had to be something. Anything possible that she could do. She couldn't just accept this like it was but at the same time she can't figure out what to do.

Her grandfathers second in command looked around the gathering and nodded, straightening once more. "This will be your last chance." he called out, his voice easily heard by everyone. "May any willing wolf of age come forward to put their name for the pack leader."

There was something there that was prodding at her mind, something that demanded her attention and she tried desperately to grasp at it.

May any willing wolf of age come forward. That's what he had said. May any willing wolf of age come forward.

May any willing wolf of age.

He hadn't mentioned anything about designation or genders. He didn't mention anything about alphas and he didn't even use the word for the position. All he had said was pack leader.

He didn't say anything about only alphas.

Before Mary could think, before she could take a second to at the very least consider what was going to happen. Before she could even think whether it was a good idea or not she immediately stepped forward, shoulders back and back straight, eyes flashing.

"I also volunteer for the position of pack leader." she called out.

The entire clearing fell silent for a single moment before it erupted in shouting.

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