"Let me ask you a question, alpha." He smiled and corrected me for calling him alpha. My mind went blank as I realized I had way too many questions and didn't even know where to start. I continued following him deeper into the woods as a question finally popped into my mind. "Why does everyone call you ruthless?" He stopped in his tracks and froze for a second like he was surprised by my question.
I was worried I had made him upset, so I went quiet. He turned toward me and smiled sweetly. He motioned for me to follow him as we walked over to a flat rock to take a seat. "I can trust you, right?" His green eyes bore into mine as he asked with sincerity. I smiled. "Of course you can." He sighed and looked out into the trees as if he was lost in thought. "My.. father." He said in a defeated
