Everyone had left the room. I took a few moments to watch over my father and my Alpha. He was at peace now that he was dead.
His face had soft, crooked lines around it from old age, and probably stress from his Alpha duties.
He seemed so small now, so weak and fragile.
It was the most bizarre feeling in the world, seeing him lying there, once so mighty, now gone, just gone.
I felt sick, knowing Phoenix didn't feel the same way that I did.
How could he love me and not him?
I placed his limp arm over his chest, resting next to the other, and made my way to leave the room.
I heard Iris and Eric talking a few feet away from me.
I opened the door quietly so as not to disturb them, when I overheard my name and Phoenix's name.
"Phoenix tried to stop me, and said it would break my
