Jake's POV.
Yesterday was supposed to be an incredible day in my life, the day I fight side by side with the pack as we reclaim Azalea from the Delans. We'd trained the previous day for twelve hours non-stop, and just when the pack was set for the journey to Azalea yesterday morning, my brother comes summoning me.
With his aura of dominance, he walked to the patio of the pack house and cleared his throat. “Jake?” he called, and our gaze met. Thane cleared his throat suspiciously again. “May I have a word with you for a minute?” he'd said and continued inside the house.
Curiosity rippling me, I straightened from where I was leaning against a tree and followed him inside the pack house. He was waiting in the living room and the news he breaks to me shattered my heart.
“What?" I gasped an
