XANDER POV
FLASHBACK
THE MORNING OF NORA’S ARRIVAL IN SILVER RUN
I’ve been pacing wildly since early this morning, waking in a cold sweat, and a burning that made me want to claw out my heart. The pain was barely manageable, breathing felt impossible.
It’s been days, and I swear I am going insane with anxiety….I wanted to follow her, but I couldn’t risk it. Ares hasn’t talked to me, angry with my choices, but these people chose me to lead them.
My collective is small, of sixty members, but they are family and I have a responsibility to protect them. While we are acclimating to living in Silver Run, we are still rogues among pack wolves. Some of which are not okay with the decision. Until Damon and Elle return is not safe to leave everyone alone without an Alpha around.
‘And Nora is not safe without us around,’ Ares reminds me. ‘You're lucky she is coming back into the territory.’
‘For Theo,’ I mutter with an eye roll. His interest in her is a blatant lie, a coverup to hide his actual r
