Flashback:
The moon hung low, casting eerie shadows onto the damp earth as I looked out from our childhood bedroom window. The memories of my dark past weighed heavily on me, threatening to pull me into an abyss of despair. My mother's death had been a defining moment in my life, leaving Tristan and me at the mercy of our cruel father. As an alpha twin, and older by 2 minutes, I took the brunt of his rage and protected my brother at all costs.
"Sebastian," Tristan whispered across the room, sensing my inner turmoil. "You can't change the past. We survived it together."
I turned to face him, my green eyes meeting his blue ones. "I know, but sometimes it feels like the darkness inside me is too much to bear."
"Remember when you covered for me after I accidently broke Father's hunting tro
