His father sits at the head of the table, James and I on either side of him. James constantly gives me reassuring looks, but I don't know if he's trying to reassure me or himself. It's clear that he's uncomfortable with this, me meeting his father. It only makes me nervous. It only makes the weird feelings grow.
"So, Rae," his father begins, taking lead, "what pack do you come from?"
"The Waters Pack," I answer timidly, not wanting to talk at all even though I agreed to this. I feel as I did when I first met James, hardly saying a word.
His father nods. "And you're not of an Alpha bloodline?"
"No," I say carefully, "I'm not."
He nods again. "Of a Beta bloodline?"
I shake my head and throw in an amused smile to show that I'm not hurt, even though I am. I wonder if he's comparing me to Julianna, if so, he's probably thinking that I'm worse at this point. At least she was of Alpha blood.
James takes over and starts to talk about the rogue problem at the East Border and how they're trying to solve it, giving me a moment to breathe. But it's not long until he comes back to me. "And what have you been up to as Luna?"
James cuts in, trying to hold him back, "She hasn't been announced as Luna yet."
"Well surely she can announce herself as Luna," he says and looks to me, "right, Rae?"
"I suppose," I mumble, not wanting to bring up the fact that I have told a few people.
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