First and Second chances
He knew we were speaking as Alpha and Gamma, not as family.
I drew a slow breath, forcing my shoulders to relax. “There was something last night,” I began, my gaze still fixed on the closed door, as though expecting it to open again at any moment. “Helios sensed it before I did — a presence, a threat that kept itself just out of reach.” I turned to face him, holding his gaze. “It wasn’t just a feeling of darkness, Erik. It moved like a shadow. It was following Elizabeth.”