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Burden

Author: Nathan Donald
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-19 17:59:33

Alpha Axton's POV

The wind howls through the treetops, carrying the distant murmur of the pack settling in for the night. The torches around the training grounds flicker, their glow barely reaching the forest's edge.

I stand at the perimeter, watching as the flames dance, casting restless shadows over the ground.

This is my burden.

The Misfit Pack. A collection of wolves marked unworthy by wolves in the Packs, rejected, cast aside, left to fend for themselves. I took them in, built a home for them, and swore to protect them.

But deep down, I know the truth, and the truth is I'm not capable enough to protect them. All these years, I had hopes of having a wolf, but it never happened.

My fingers tighten around the edge of my cloak. No one knows about this. They assume my strength and control come from something more than sheer willpower. But the truth is just as they are, I'm also powerless because I'm wolfless and a human.

The weight of my title presses heavier each day. I stand
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