Alpha Bitch
Jake was the alpha male, the top dog, the man in charge. The pack went to him when they had problems. When Jake wasn't around? They went to Leah. Not because they were together, because they weren't, but because she wasn't a man. She had fallen into the role of alpha female as the pack didn't have any other female wolves. And the alpha females job was to protect the pack, to provide for the pack, to mother them all.
It was one of the reasons Leah was furious with Emily. Leah had been having on planning dinner at the Clearwater house. Jake was gone away on a hunting trip and so the job of being the leader fell onto Leah.
Emily with her goddamned muffins - the only thing the girl was useful for, Leah thought - had convinced the pack that it would be better to have dinner at her house. And she had given Leah a haughty look as she did it, too.
Leah had declined to go but she did show up, smacking the muffin tray from Emily's hands, eyes burning with a rage none of the wolves had ever seen on her face before. "You don't want to play this game, Em."
"What game?" The human asked incredulously, staring sadly at her fallen baked goods.
Leah's fingers gripped Emily's chin, wrenched her head so she could stare her in the eye. "This game. The pack politics game. Because you know what Emily? You're not pack. I don't even consider you family anymore. Yuo're a fucking imprint and imprints don't get to be in control. You're the bitch of a wolf, and you know what I am Emily? I'm the alpha bitch, meaning I out-fucking-rank you. Keep this shit up, Em. If you really want to go ahead and play these games, fine. But I'm telling you. You're going to lose."
Leaning forward, lips brushing Emily's ear, she sneered. "I can be a bigger bitch than you, Em. And you know what? You're an imprint, fine. But I'm a first love, I'm a sister, I'm a leader and Sam will always love me more, because he has no choice. Don't fuck with me Emily. I'm getting tired of it. Now." She cleared her throat, pulled away. "You're invited to the pack dinner at my house that I'm having tonight. Claire's invited. You should pick her up."
Leah turned and stalked away, giving her wolves a warning glare. Movement fell upon the group instantly as they scrambled to the door. "Oh and Emily? Do me a favor and pass the message on to Kim too."
For the first time since they were kids, it was Leah who left Emily standing in the dust and damn it felt good.