Chapter 7: Alpha
Kam ended up killing the three werebears made from bears. Though the mother gave him another fight he expected to lose part way through, as he got beaten up. The pack knowing he tracked the first bear and assisted Jane in its killing was willing to accept his killing the three without tracking as sufficient prove of adulthood.
All of the dead werewolves were burned, after a proper memorial service. The bears just got burned. Burning is the best way to keep knowledge of non-humans secret.
Over the summer, the beta, Chris, played alpha, while Kam was trained for the job. Most of the werebears joined the pack, instead of being on their own.
The pack owned the land the development was on. Their construction company built the houses. The pack houses were on one side with the vacationers on the other with no need to mix.
Roughly half the houses were sold to vacationers. Their yearly fees paying for road maintenance, real estate taxes, and land lease.
The pack side was a gated community posted no trespassing and patrolled. The construction company built new houses for the bears on vacant lots. Any assets they owned were sold and added to the pack's investments.
Tim and Jessa could not live with the pack as minors. But, they were consider members. Neither shared the details with their families. But, coming home in borrowed clothes, without the ones you left in, was seriously questioned.
Come September, Kam was installed as alpha. All of the alpha from across the state attended with their families. Many questioned someone so young being king. But, nobody dared discuss it publicly. It helped that the second strongest pack alpha brought his daughter that happened to be Kam's mate. That marriage was set to happen in December, before the celebration really got going. The bears blended in just fine without suspicion. The alphas all pledged their loyalty.
One of the topics for open discussion was a suspected werebear in Manchester. Cities and werewolves do not get along as they need plenty of woods to run free in. Therefore, there was no pack presence in Manchester. Since all of the known werebears were members of Kam's pack, it was ignored until proven. However, Kam wondered about the dog that escaped and the girl he rescued. Neither had blood on them, but that did not guarantee they were clean. They had both been in the bear's mouth.
Since Kam's future wife lived in Bow, just north of Manchester, it was decided the beta, Chris, would continue running the pack so he could get to know his mate and investigate the rumor. A month down south should be enough to handle both matters.