Abby’s POV Father sat rigidly in the living room, surrounded by a small cluster of pack elders and sympathizers. Derek squeezed my hand gently, guiding me forward. I heard low murmuring, pack elders asking the whereabouts of their alpha, freya.I swallowed. They were still unaware of her betrayal, of how she’d tried to erase me just to stand flawless in their eyes.“Alpha Thorn,” Derek called softly as we reached him.Father looked up, and our eyes met. For a brief second, something unreadable crossed his face. Then his shoulders stiffened. His fingers tightened around the armrest before he rose abruptly to his feet.“I need to be alone,” he said to the elders around him.And without waiting for a response, he turned and walked out of the living room.I slipped my hand free from Derek’s grasp and followed after him, despite the warning he had just given.He went to his old study and I followed in. He stopped in the middle of the room, his back to me. “Why did you follow me when I
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