ALDRIC’S POV
As pups, Liam, Colton, and I would sneak into this office, which was my dad’s at the time, and pretend that we were the Igétes of the pack. I would sit behind the desk and order Colton to ready the wolves for battle while Liam would spit out made-up intel on our fake enemies. Then we would go outside and find some unsuspecting older wolves and engage in a scuffle that was always playful but designed to hone our skills as the future protectors of our pack.
However, the truth is that we no longer engage in pack-against-pack battles. We are not the wolves of our ancestors because our human halves have evolved beyond that. Colton has trained our warriors to be fierce and strong, somehow, but we are still soft.
I haven’t left my office since Galina just appeared and told us t
