I couldn’t step forward. Not yet.
To the world, I was known merely as the descendant of the Alpha King, the powerful leader of the Onyx Pack. That alone carried weight, demanded respect, and cast shadows wherever I walked. But it wasn’t my full truth. Not even close.
What they didn’t know—what I couldn’t allow them to know—was that I was the Supreme Alpha. The golden wolf of this era. The rightful heir to the title of Alpha King.
But once that truth slipped past my lips or escaped through rumor, everything would change. Every eye would turn to me. Allies would come crawling out of every corner, begging to forge ties—most of them through forced betrothals or blood-binding contracts. Enemies would sharpen their blades in secret, aiming them at my throat in the shadows.
And worst of all,
