Thaddeus POV I made my way to the training field and found Marcus yelling at two warriors, and correcting their stances. As Third in Command, this means Marcus is my Lead Warrior. We have over 1,500 pack members, and approximately 1,100 of those members are actually able to train and fight. That's obviously way too many people for one person to train and look after. Therefore, there are approximately 22 Team Leaders, each responsible for 50 warriors. Those 22 Team Leaders are under Marcus and report to him. Marcus is their leader, and the leader of all warriors, especially when it comes to battle. As I approached the field Marcus turned my way and instantly spotted me. A smile spreads across his face, but I can see the moment he senses my mood. His smile instantly disappears and he turns back to the other Leaders and barks off orders, before turning and approaching me. "Hey, what's going on?" Marcus asks, looking at me concerned as he sat down on the bench in front of me. I cam

Aiden's POV I'm not sure what happened, but suddenly Thaddeus seemed angry. I was shocked when he actually yelled at me, I flinched back and then wrapped my arms around myself. I felt my eyes sting as tears threatened to fill them, I don't understand what I did wrong, I was so confused. I wasn't expecting to see him shift right here in the dining room. I was shocked when he suddenly leaned forward and shifted to his wolf right in front of me. I don't know what shocked me more, the fact that his wolf was using all four legs, or how massive he was. I have never seen a wolf so big before, not even my old Alpha's wolf was this big. I also couldn't believe how beautiful he was. He was so black, so shiny, and his fur looked so soft and so perfect. As he ran through the door, I thought for certain he was going to tear it apart. I didn't think he would fit, his sides scraped the door frame as he ran through it. 'They really should consider widening that door!' I thought, as I stared at th

Third Person's POVAfter Xander gave Abigail clothes, they headed back downstairs so she could talk to her brother. She had so many questions and became eager to see him as they made their way down the stairs.As they made their way to the bottom of the stairs, Abigail instantly spotted Aiden standing near the door, awkwardly.Aiden stood there looking around, not quite sure what to do. He had so many thoughts going through his head, one of them was Thaddeus. Why did his wolf look so sad? Seeing his wolf drop his head and then turn and walk away... for some reason, it broke his heart.He couldn't figure it out. Aiden tried to think what could have possibly happened. He wondered where the Alpha went. And when he would come back?His thoughts then shifted to the white wolf. 'I have a sister!' he thought, as he began to play the events back in his head. Remembering the terrified look in the wolf's eyes as it looked at him. Remembering how its eye color seemed to change and began to glow.

Thaddeus POV After running for a while, trying to blow off some steam, I finally came to the river. I went over and took a drink from it, then laid down with my head on my paws, my wolf whimpered as we lay there. Both of us were heartbroken. I should have known better, I should have never gotten my hopes up. As I ran through the forest, the words that I haven't heard in so long, played back through my head as if I just heard them. The words that were once so distant, from the years that have passed, were suddenly loud and clear again. The disgusted look on his face as he looked at my legs was clear again. I'm not sure how long I was actually there, trying not to think of their happy little reunion. Trying not to think of the mate I thought I had, but just lost. But it seemed like quite a while. Zeus whimpered again before we heard the sound of a twig snapping. I shot up, looking in the direction the sound came from. I let out a low growl in warning, at whoever it was. But I r

Third Person's POV Thaddeus rolls his eyes at Xander and Abigail when he glances over and sees the two of them making lovey-dovey eyes at each other, before Xander buries his face in Abigail's neck, making her giggle. He brings his attention back to Marcus, who was trying to talk to him through the link about the conversation he had with Alpha Michael during Abigail's little stunt when she broke through his territory and into Thaddeus'. Apparently, in the last day or two, they've been noticing an increase in scouts on the outside of their territory. This information is quite alarming and immediately puts Thaddeus on edge. "We have to talk about this later, I don't want to get upset in front of Aiden," Thaddeus said to Marcus, through the link. Thaddeus looks over at Aiden and sees he seems to be quiet and picking at his plate. He's not really eating, just pushing things around. Thaddeus wasn't sure why Aiden was like this, but he can definitely tell something was bothering him.