Page 66 of Daddy Wolf's Secret Baby

He pulled her close to him and said, “Maybe. But they aren’t in here. You’re the one who said you aren’t going to let them dictate your life, so let’s enjoy ourselves.”

Jace was sitting on the couch watchingScooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase.He turned it off when they came in.

“Dad, I was wondering what you do. Uncle Zac is the Alpha and he’s the leader. You’re the sigma. What does that mean?”

“I have a lot of important roles. One is that I’m a mediator or a peacekeeper. Whenever people in the pack have an argument that they can’t resolve themselves, I help them find a solution.”

“Sounds cool. I do that sometimes. What else?”

“I do a lot of scouting and tracking. I gather information about any kind of threats and find resources that we can use.”

Jace mulled that over. “What kind of resources?”

“It might be food. Sometimes we like venison or even bear. I make sure that when we do hunt, we are only hunting purebred animals so we don’t hurt any shifters.”

“Plus, that would be cannibalism and we aren’t Hannibal Lector or Alfred Packer.”

Josiah looked startled. “How do you know about them?”

“Books and television. That’s how I find out about everything.”

Grinning, Josiah said, “I should have known.”

“What else does a sigma do?”

“Sometimes I’m a mentor for some of the younger pack members. I help out when they have a problem or offer guidance when it’s needed. I also speak up for the younger pack members and anyone else who feels as though they need an advocate. It’s important to your uncle that everyone’s voice is heard. His father was the same way when he was alpha.”

“What role will I have when I get older?”

Josiah shrugged. “I don’t know. That will depend on Uncle Zac if he’s still Alpha and then your cousin when he becomes Alpha. The Alphas pick who they want to help them be leaders.”

“Being the Alpha is like being the king or president of a country,” Jace said.

“You’re absolutely right.”

“It doesn’t matter whether I have an important role like you. I want to be a medical examiner and it would be hard to do both.”

“Yes, it would. I keep pretty busy. There’s always someone who has a problem and needs my help.”

Jace yawned and Zahra told him to jump into the shower.

“I don’t stink. We could just go into my room and we could read together.”

“Sir, I believe your mother told you to shower. Scoot.”

Jace sighed and dragged his feet as he walked toward the bathroom.

“Thanks for the backup.”

Josiah kissed her cheek. “That’s what partners do.”

Jace took the quickest shower known to mankind and was out of the bathroom within ten minutes declaring that his teeth were brushed and he was all clean.

The three of them went to his room and read a couple of chapters from the book.

“We’re almost done. We could keep reading.”

“No. You have school tomorrow and need to get some rest.”

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