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I stared at Asher in disbelief, his words shaking me to the core. I couldn’t believe what he was saying, and my heart broke as I stared at him and saw the pain in his eyes, the little wounded boy who had unfortunately witnessed such a horrible thing.
“Asher, I’m so sorry,” I said. “I never knew.”
“It was a long time ago,” he shrugged. “My father was the Alpha of our pack, the Nexus pack. He was a strong and wise leader, and it is said that his reign was the most peaceful one that this town has ever seen. But all of that changed when Carlos attacked. We don’t know how it happened, but he’d been gathering his strength for a while, and when he finally put his plan into action, no one saw it coming.”
“So that story you told me about your father,” I said, placing my hand on his.
“It’
