Darian's POV Valen and I had been called from the lounge to the courtyard to attend to some unexpected new guests at the front gates. I kept my shoulder pressed against his as we walked out onto the stone steps, my guard up. Turns out that it was Valen's half-brother, Onyx, standing tall at the front of the group, with those exact same Northern Alphas gathered behind him.I honestly didn't expect the two brothers to look so much alike, but they totally did. The family resemblance was striking. It was very obvious to anyone watching that they were closely related by blood. But while Valen possessed familiar, kind, dark eyes that always showed his true emotions, Onyx’s eyes looked bottomless, cold, and sinister.Looking at him, I couldn't help but wonder what the hell the boy had gone through to end up this way. He still looked quite lanky, with long, awkward limbs, like he hadn't quite filled into his adult shape or muscle build yet. I frowned, sizing him up. Was this really the ki
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