died a lon

father, the Beta, betrayed Lance's father, the Alpha of our pack, I

aking me his mate. But I later foun

back at me without saying anything. S

owering over me, and it

his voice commandin

first! I don't have a br

said, his tone calm but firm.

w? My brother's been gone for so long. But something in

eople betrayed

e was steady, and for the first time in a long t

ng. But in the end, I had no choice. My instincts

hipped past my face, cold and sharp. I could hear the rustling of leaves, the soft crunch of tw

pened up to reveal a large community to

voice said from the gates.

inic helped me off his back. I

her sent you to fetch me? Wha

d, he motioned for me to follow him. "Jus

e moved into a room. There, a group of people stood waiting. Healers, maybe. One

ty. We entered the room, and that's when I saw him. A man

y walked toward the bed, my eyes-damn, m

n?" I wh

believe it. The rumors were true. You're alive." His voice wa

thought you were dead! When we were just kids, rumors said our whole family was k

eyes looking straight at mine. "Our fathe

d spinning as I tried to p

n he found out the truth, he tried to take back what was rightfully his. But they... they killed him. Lance's family killed him. Aft

r?" The weight of his words hit me. I did

aside, too. When Mom died, Alpha Dom

ently watching us. I still didn't understand. "But why did Alpha Dominic t

tacked by rogue wolves here, in the village. And thanks to your brother, he saved my life. I didn't even realize there was a rogue wo

sked me to fetch you in honor of what he did for me. That's

life just before she beca

't know, so much I hadn't understood. My brother wasn't dead. My family wasn't wha

and train with us so you can

I could finish my sentence

ssi

ound, I felt someon

s ble

surged through my body.

n, my legs were d

I remem

as

uld only me

nant with L