[Lyall]
I left Philip in our bed early in the morning. He looked so peaceful in his sleep. I didn’t want to wake him just for this.
He was working so hard as Aku. I was proud of him for taking on the role so easily. It was like it was second nature to him. Everyone was telling me how amazing he was, like I didn’t already know.
Quietly, I dressed and slipped out of the room. There was a reason I was going so early. Quentin was hounding me and I wanted to avoid him trying to follow me into the cells.
Walking through the halls of the pack house, people greeted me cheerfully. It had been years since a smile accompanied them calling me ‘Alpha’. I was pleasantly surprised at how the attitude of the whole pack had been changing since I made my announcement.
A young woman approached me
