The Alpha's Choice

kwood, leaning against the rough wood of the cabin where he liked to isolate himself, felt the weight of the world weighi

t spoke to him, a symphony soft and wild: the rustling of leaves, the distant crackin

confident, almost insolent. Conrad Hunt, chief of the neighboring clan, was there. Gabriel knew that this man

ep voice as he emerged from the

wly, his amber eyes catchin

armth. It's rare to see you h

in a ponytail, shone slightly in the fading light. He walked forward, hands in the pockets of his

ement, Conrad replied. Even less of an agre

d in the memories of his pack like an indelible scar. An alliance sealed by their ancestors to guara

t, Conrad. I don'

It is time to conclude what our fathers star

palpable. Gabriel felt his wolf growl insid

s based on a forced marriage, h

lders, a predatory smile

ckwood. Our clans are on the brink of war, and you know it as well a

re almost dwarfing Conrad's. His fists clenche

a war that *you* yourself fueled ? Do y

slightly, but his s

Gabriel. It's a matter of what you are willing to do

was more than a position; it was a duty, a weight that left no room for pers

ked, breaking the silence. What d

huckled

t is expected of

th a fiery temperament, ambitious and cunning, who would not hesitate to manipulate those

yet, Gabriel said, hi

y confidence. Because if you refuse, it won

like poison. Then, without waiting for a response, he turned on his

was boiling with indignation, but something else was brewing inside him: a foreb

younger sister, Erin, was waiting for him in the living room, her w

sked, her vo

replied Gabriel, pouring

n wasn'

ready murmuring. If you refuse this agreement, y

and perhaps that of all those who follow

rn of the alcohol offering him a brief

are you go

h a thud, his amber eyes gleam

I hav

of light in the darkness. What if this is all a trap? What if

erritory, wolves fighting in a bloody melee, and a face he didn't recognize, but seemed stra

lic of the past; she was the tightrope on which he had to walk, on the edge of the abyss. B

the cons