Aaron POV
“That works. Now, for the last item on our agenda, who will you be choosing to replace Alexi as your Beta?”
I sat a bit stunned for a moment. Replace Alexi? I knew we’re in a bad spot then, but that didn’t mean I wanted to replace him. He was my best friend.
“What do you mean, Dad? I’m not replacing Alexi; he’ll be my Beta.”
My dad took a deep breath before running his hand through his hair. I looked at his face, and for the first time, I noticed all the stress that was clearly eating at him.
“Dad? What’s going on? Is Alexi alright?”
“Before you arrived, Lucas linked me. Alexi woke up a little more than an hour ago, Son.”
“That’s great! I’ll go see him after we’re done here and tell him the news-”
“Wait, Aaron. Alexi woke up, but the good news ends there. When he woke up,
