Chapter 90

REID’S POV

The sun had barely risen by the time I woke up. I stared at the ceiling for a few minutes, trying to remind myself of my responsibilities as the Alpha of the pack.

Needless to say, I was far from being fine. I hid my sadness over the past couple of days because I had to attend to some pack matters and doing it without setting aside my grief would only make me unable to perform my duties very well.

I didn't want to fail the pack or the promise I made to Aliyah, so even though I knew I needed to mourn, to have some space to think about everything that had happened and make a better plan for me and Aliyah, I forced myself to man up quickly and do what had to be done.

"You don’t really have to do this, Alpha," Cecelia told me after we visited the pack I took in a month ago.

"They are my new people. It is only necessary for me to check on their situation, Cecelia. I don’t want them to have the impression that I am ignoring them," I replied. That made her chuckle and nod.

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