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Chapter 145
Ethan
Justin took a deep breath before speaking. “Ethan, please meet…. My father.”
I could see his back straighten, his muscles tensing under the sheets of the patient bed. I hadn’t met the Alpha of the Chiyad pack, but had heard whispers of him throughout my youth. He seemed always at odds with one pack or another, never totally at peace with any of the surrounding territories. He was also mysterious, often sending his Beta to represent him at formal functions. I guess he was as mysterious of an Alpha to the greater werewolf community than we had ever known.
Justin’s reaction was defensive. I had no idea what his relationship was like with his father, but today it was tense. I stood, rising from the patient bed to meet him. I deferred my eyes; it was appropriate for any Beta. But my mind was racing. This w
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