filled with the weight of silence, only broken by the occasional rustle of parchment as the Alpha of the River Stone Pack worked tirelessl

o the room. He held a thick stack of papers, the latest reports fr

rts have come in. Our pack is holding strong, but there are some issues we need to addres

d of thoughts that flooded his head. He had no time for distractions, no room

n Killian's Beta, for hundreds of years now, so most times, when Killian was in his mood, a mood other pa

e, but we've had a few challenges with our allies in the human world. The gun trade

been moving the shipments through tighter channels, but we've had a few loose ends that need to be cleaned up

ore, Alpha. It's not just the shipments. The drug market is starting to show signs of we

n with a fierce intensity. "Then we do what we always do. We cru

egist, was always one step ahead, but this time, the rival pack's movements were starting to become unp

hesitated for a moment, glancing at the reports in his hands before

led to seek their mate, a bond that was supposed to be sacred, a bond that was supposed to make them stronger. But for Killian, it was nothing more than a nuisance,

he darkening aura surrounding his Alpha. "Hopefully, you'll find you

ck with venom. "Those excuses of mates make you weak, Caden. That's the reason why I haven't found mi

"Alpha, we need a luna. We need someone beside you, someone who can

steel. "Are you trying to say I'm not enoug

ger. "No, Alpha," he said quickly. "It's just that... you need someone.

voice sharp and threatening. "If you weren't my

Killian. The moment when Killian became d

ging his place. "I apologize, Alpha. It

oom was serious. "See that it doesn't happen again," he muttered,

a curt nod before walking out of the ro

the feeling that something was coming. He could feel it in his bones, a darkness that threatened to swallow everything he had built

he didn't need anyone who could weaken him. What he needed was pleasure, something

voice cold as ice. "Get me one of those

inst the armrest. This was his life now. This was what he had become: a leader, a strong one, some

ime in years that he questioned everything he had believed in. Little did he know, the one thing he fe