Falcon POV One should respect, not fear, their Alpha within a pack. Yet, the behavior I witnessed today after my meeting concluded from many of the pack members was fear. Although they did not utter those words, it was their actions that spoke volumes. Many were on edge, their bodies tense, and some even trembled slightly. Every word they said to me when I questioned them seemed rehearsed, as if they were walking on pins and needles. "It's not safe here for mate," Ash said in my mind. "I doubt anywhere is really safe for her at this time, even if she had remained in her own world," I responded to him. I looked at Katya, who had stayed faithfully by my side without a single complaint for hours already today as we walked around the pack. Despite my preoccupation with figuring out what wa