Chapter Twenty-Four

"Caius... Knight...?" I could hear myself ask in a strained voice. I hadn't heard that name in an incredibly long time.

I'd tried so hard to forget it.

"Are you okay? You suddenly look really pale again. Are you still too weak from before?"

I couldn't hear him. Emotions were overcoming me. Guilt, shame, disbelief... regret.

Caius Knight, future Alpha of the Silver Lake pack, had risen to power after his father had been killed; or, more accurately, once he had been killed by Aleric. It was debatably one of the craziest political moves Aleric had ever done during his Alpha reign.

It started with Caius' father, Tobias, who had managed to lead his pack up the ranks until their power was arguably on par with the Winter Mist. As such, negotiations were required to amend the terms of the alliance. Tobias came to our territory for a meeting with the intention of continuing the friendship between us... and he returned home without a head inside a body bag i