DERRICK’S POVIn all my years as Alpha, I never imagined I would willingly set foot inside Cloud Red Pack.Never.Dominic Mayer had been my biggest rival for as long as I could remember. We had fought over territory, influence, alliances, and even the smallest disagreements between our packs had somehow turned into battles of pride.Yet here I was.Sitting inside his throne room.I rested my hands on the arms of the chair, my fingers pressing into the polished wood as I studied the man sitting opposite me.Dominic looked nothing like the Alpha I remembered.His once broad shoulders had become frighteningly thin. His cheeks had sunk, making his cheekbones more prominent. His skin was so pale that the veins beneath it were visible. Even his wolf's scent was faint.He looked like a man whose life was slowly being pulled from his body."I know you hate me."His weak voice dragged me from my thoughts.I looked at him."I hate you too. Everyone in the werewolf world knows that."A faint smi
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