AARYN
She stared at him, wide-eyed, like she was afraid. But she smelled… thrilled? And sad? Her scent confused him, so he crossed the space between them very slowly. Her eyes were fixed near where he'd stood and it wasn't until he said her name that she came back to life.
"Elreth, are you okay?"
She grabbed for his hand, squeezing so hard he almost yelped.
Then they looked at each other and her eyes went even wider as someone in the crowd cried, "Queen Elreth! Bow to the new Alpha, Queen Elreth!"
His chest swelled with pride for her as the people, who had pressed back to the higher levels of the amphitheater began cheering her name, raising their cries and calls.
Startled, she looked back and forth between them and him. He squeezed her fingers, then raised his howl of triumph for her.
