THE ALPHA’S DEBT
I looked up through the haze of pain, recognizing the anxious silhouettes of the Hawthorne parents—the people I once called Mother and Father—as they hurried past me without a second glance.
The memories hit me like a physical blow. I remembered being a pup, cradled in Damon Hawthorne’s arms during a midnight fever. I remembered Lydiasa holding my hand, promising that she would never let go.
Then the truth came out. We were the "True" and "False" heirs, switched in the nursery. The moment the blood-rites revealed the error, the Hawthornes swapped us back like defective merchandise. At six, I lost the only parents I knew and was handed over to the Monroe family—a pair of low-ranked, abusive s
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