Alpha Adrian POVWaiting was not something I enjoyed.As Alpha, I was used to taking action. If there was a threat at the border, I sent warriors. If there was a dispute in the pack, I listened to both sides and made a judgment. If there was a shortage, I solved it. If enemies gathered, I prepared.But this?This waiting felt different.This was not a war I could fight with claws or commands.This was blood.Family.A truth buried for more than twenty years.After Miriam collected the samples, Elliot sat quietly in the chair across from me, looking smaller than he had when he first entered my office. His hands rested on his lap, fingers twisting together nervously. His eyes kept moving from the door to my desk, then back to the floor, as if he expected someone to drag him away.It bothered me more than I wanted to admit.He had lived too long expecting punishment.That much was obvious.“You are not in trouble,” I said gently.His head lifted quickly.“I know, Alpha.”But he did not s
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