CHAPTER 8

The supreme alpha POV

I sighed as I closed the door behind me to his room.

I wanted so badly to go back in and comfort him. I could feel his confusion, frustration, and sadness through the door. He was still so innocent and childlike – just a boy. Even though I knew he was 17 years old and soon to become a man and recognize his mate.

But I already went too far and pushed the boundaries as a supreme. I shouldn’t have come. But I wanted to make sure he was okay. My beta Steffan offered to come instead so it wouldn’t become more of a spectacle than it already had. But I needed to see him with my one eyes. It was never my plan to speak to him and certainly not touch him. But he looked so fragile lying in his bed. My intend was only to comfort him but my present and my touch confused him more than it put him at ease. It was my own selfish need that made come, not his, and that made me feel even worse.

But when he fell to floor in the great ha