lose your faith in me

She surveyed him for a long moment, lost in her thoughts. A part of her wanted to suggest something that would break him, that perhaps leadership wasn’t where he needed to be. She didn’t know if he would damage relations, or indanger members of her pack, because he was prioritizing his immediate family over all else. As an Alpha, his duty needed to be to Abaven as well as his own. He needed to find a balance between them, a path that led him protect both, his duty and his blood.

She thought it, she thought it for a good, long moment, then she let out a deep exhale, and grinned. “Where a broken, old pair. You know that?” she said, chuckling a warm sound, from deep in her throat and her heart. Who was she kidding, she needed him, even if he wasn’t perfect. She was a far, far cry from perfection, or who she wanted to be. They would both learn, and make mistakes, but at least this way they could do it together. She had his support, and in a way, that was all she needed. The least she could do was believe in him. She leaned forward, and offered him a soft, chaste kiss on his cheek. It was all she could allow herself, they had tried that path and it hadn’t worked out well. “I support you too, and I appreciate you by my side. Neither of us thought we would be leaders a year ago, and yet here we are. We make this work, somehow, and I have no doubt we will continue to do so. Together.” she promised him.