Kai "Alpha Philip from Dark Moon Pack wants you to come to the central bureau next week." I didn't look up from the paperwork on my desk. "For what?" Drew cleared his throat. "He's calling it a personal meeting. A friendly one on one." Personal. That was code for something. Alpha Philip didn't do anything without a reason, and his reasons usually involved manipulation. I'd watched him play alpha politics for years, watched him use his charm and his connections to get what he wanted while promising everyone else they'd benefit in the process. It was bullshit, mostly. "Let me see the letter," I said, finally glancing up at Beta Drew. He handed it to me, and I scanned it quickly. Sure enough: 'A friendly one on one meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest.' Translation was that he wanted something from me, and he was banking on the fact that I'd be curious enough to show up. I handed the letter back. "I'll think about it." "Will you go?" Beta Drew's voice had that careful t

SophiaNorth was telling me some story about chaos that had broken out in the pack house that morning, and I was actually laughing for the first time in what felt like forever. It was a small thing, just two maids getting into an argument over whose job was whose, nothing serious, but the way North narrated it made me lose it. "And then Beta Drew came running in like the house was on fire," North was saying, grinning. "Screaming about how Alpha Kai hates noise and they'd better quiet down before he came to find out what was happening." "Alpha Kai definitely seems like the type to kill someone over a loud voice," I said, shaking my head. "He actually did fire someone once for laughing too loudly in the hallway," North said seriously. "But you seem to be in a better mood today. That's good." I wasn't going to tell her that better was relative. Yes, I'd had moments where I wasn't thinking about Ethan or Victoria or my old life. But the memories still crept in, especially at night. Ti

KaiAfter Sophia left my office, I sat in the silence and tried to understand what had just happened.I'd defended her. Actually stood up for her against an alpha. Against Alpha Philip, no less, and worse. I hadn't even hesitated.Beta Drew was still standing by the door, watching me with that knowing expression he got whenever I did something that contradicted everything I'd said about myself."That was new," he said carefully.I didn't want to hear it. "She was right. He was being an idiot.""You've never defended a woman before. Not like that."I stood up abruptly, my chair scraping against the floor. "I wasn't defending her. I was defending my pack's sovereignty. He can't just waltz in here and demand I hand over someone who's under my protection."But even as I said it, I knew I was lying. There was a difference between defending territorial rights and defending Sophia. And I'd definitely done the latter.Bega Drew pulled some files off my desk. "She's getting stronger. I can see

Ethan.It had been a month. Thirty days since Sophia walked out of my life, and I still couldn't wrap my head around how badly I'd fucked everything up.I sat on the couch in my office, staring at nothing. The house felt wrong without her. Empty in a way that had nothing to do with the physical space. She'd been the heartbeat of this place, the person I came home to when I was tired, the one who listened when I rambled about pack problems, the only person who'd made me feel like home was actually possible.My wolf growled at me from somewhere deep inside. "You did this. You threw it away."He wasn't wrong. Every single day since she'd left, my wolf had been reminding me exactly how catastrophically I'd fucked up. I'd tried to convince myself it was worth it, that gaining Alpha Philip's alliance justified losing my wife. But standing here in this empty house, surrounded by servants and staff who all looked at me with barely concealed judgment, I knew it was a lie.Victoria wasn't Sophi

SophiaI should probably thank Alpha Kai. He'd defended me against Alpha Philip, let me stay even though he clearly didn't want me here. Those were good things. enough reasons to be grateful.But gratitude required energy, and I was running dangerously low on that.It had been almost two weeks since Alpha Philip's visit, and I couldn't seem to shake the weight that had settled in my chest. North was worried, I could see it in the way she looked at me. Beta Drew had stopped pushing me to train. Even Alpha Kai seemed to have gone out of his way to avoid me, which should have felt like a relief but somehow felt like another rejection.The bed had become my sanctuary and my prison.I'd gotten good at convincing myself that leaving the cottage was a mistake. Every time I thought about going to training or walking around the compound, my mind spiraled with all the reasons why it was a bad idea. Alpha Kai could change his mind. Alpha Philip could come back. Ethan could somehow find me. The r

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