The Manor is alive with a sense of unease as the nine o'clock news broadcast blares through the grand living room.
The large flat-screen television blazes with the flickering light of a breaking news report. “Hall of fame actor Yuri Thorne – seen with a woman late at night as they were making their way away from a building with three children. Our sources say this could be the secret family he’s talked about during interviews…” The words hang in the air, heavy with implication.
Fear hangs thicker than the scent of expensive incense. Jackson, the Alpha, sits rigidly on a chaise lounge, his face a mask of barely controlled fury.
His hands, usually meticulously groomed, are clenched into fists, the knuckles bone-white.
The veins in his neck throb, a visible testament to the rage sim
