The Broken Alpha
His eyes softened as they met his mother’s gaze, her green eyes so similar to his own, and the hard line of his shoulders relaxed.
“Mother,” he greeted, before gesturing to the surrounding revelry. “You’ve outdone yourself.”
“Thank you,” she smiled, warmth flooding her face. “I feel the Worm Moon is often overlooked, but I do so enjoy all that it stands for.”
Alvaro shook his head at Atticus, but he too was grinning. His bronzed skin was ridged with scars, made more prominent by the sweep of the long, dark hair tied back at the nape of his wide neck. “It falls so close to Ostran that it hardly seems worth all this effort. But if it keeps the pack happy, I suppose I see no harm in it.”