Upon hearing that Scarlett had injured her leg, Alpha River remained at her cabin to tend to her, his wolf ever vigilant beside her white wolf.
He never reappeared until I returned home alone.
Inside the cabin, Lucas was playing with his toys. Upon seeing me return, he merely lifted an eyelid. "Mother, why did you come back? You injured Scarlett's leg—she can't even run anymore."
I ignored him, not bothering with this ungrateful cub.
He flung his toy aside and rushed to block my path. "You're not going anywhere!"
"You must apologise to Scarlett! Now! Or I'll disown you as my mother!"
I replied, "Fine, then I'll simply pretend I never had a cub like you."
After all these years of raising and doting on him, to find he's nothing but an ungrateful whelp in the end—well, I'd rathe
