Caleb
I had known Erick for years. Even though it was from afar.
He was a man whose very presence could silence a room.
Cool, collected, and unshaken, the kind of Alpha who seemed immune to human frailty.
His composure had always been his weapon, a shield against enemies and allies alike.
To see him now, though…
It rattled me.
I had delivered the news of Sonya’s escape again upon his arrival, I was expecting his usual sharp, calculated response.
Perhaps a curt nod, a swift order, or the tightening of his jaw as his mind processed what next step to take.
Instead, what I saw in him that night stayed with me, heavy as stone.
His face had hardened, yes, but beneath it, there was something else. A shadow of torment.
His eyes, those normally unreadable depths, looked haunted, a
