Brenda's Plight

y was to protect the well-being and

control the depth of my feelings for her-the symphony of her laughter reso

p in complexity due to the prese

alousy shot through me. I recognized the irrationality of my ownership. Brenda did not belong to me, and I had

ooking at Brenda-a look that brimmed with admiration, adoration, and maybe somethi

tinged with an icy edge, drawing hi

w paces away from the rest of the group. His voice

n, trying to keep my tone calm. "I believe it would

e. "What? Why? Is it because

However, as the alpha of this pack, I must think of the welfare of al

n't simply dictate who Brenda can or can't hang out with because you feel j

orted, my voice cracking. "I do thi

, you cannot force an individual to suppress their affection for someone. Besides, even if such a

ould consider leaving the pack, Jason. If you don't respect

hurt. "Do you really wish that, Dominic? To ba

nd weighed heavily on my conscience. However, before I could answer

she asked, glancing

ry that radiated from her eyes. "It's n

, it's nothing. I can feel the tension

nger and jealousy vanished. Her eyes, filled with

replied, my voice softening. "Just some

sitively, her face a battleg

r, she refrained from pursuing it further.

, Jason?" she asked, her ton

ice finally firm. "I would like to state that I will not allow anyone to dictate who I can or cannot appreciate. Moreover, I will not tolerate b

onition of impending disaster. The thought of Jason leaving the

that I could not

ind a solution. We can come to a compromise." Brenda aside, he was my most loya

viable, Dominic. You have shown a lack of trust and unwillingn

kness enveloping the forest. Brenda stared at me, a mixture of sadne

s. My pride and jealousy chased away two respected members of the pack, leaving me to face the havoc I h

Jason really form his own pack and start a power struggle against me to seize control of our t

ur own soil raised a disturbing alarm that dema

st, an inescapable truth haunted my consciousness-I had allo

ence and I turned to see one of my sta

arm resonating in her voice. "Trouble is im

quire into the natur

verwhelming uncertainty. So I gave in and followed her lead into