24. Lorenzo
When I found Athena, bruised, battered, and hanging by a thread between life and death, I had no intention of taking her in. Why should I? A fragile girl, barely clinging to survival, was of no consequence to me. What could I do with someone so weak?
But my beta, ever the voice of reason, had other thoughts. He saw an opportunity where I only saw a burden. "If people find out you saved her," he had said, "they will think you are a generous man, a compassionate Alpha. That will do wonders for your reputation, expand your influence."
I couldn’t argue with his logic. And he was right. That single act had turned the tides in my favour. I had Alphas across the world trading with me now. The respect I garnered, the empire I built, was a testament to how easily people could be sway
