Mom turned to me. "Taylor, you were our miracle baby, we thought we would never have pups of our own, but then you came, and then so did Emily. I was given the chance to be a mother to three beautiful pups. This competition, this feud, whatever it is going on between the two of you needs to stop. Right now."
"Girls listen." Dad said, "We love you both, we can't pick sides. As for the matter of who will succeed us, whoever fate decides will take the role. Jenna, if the pack chooses you, it won't matter or make you superior to your sister.
Taylor, are you listening to me, you've got beta blood in you, but things happen for a reason. I want you to become stronger not for a position, not for the pack, not even for me or your mother. I want you to become stronger because you want to improve, for yourself. Nothing else matters."
