Alpha Lucien’s POV
“You mean Beta Alvarick’s son?” I asked again, slower this time, trying to make sense of the impossible.
“Yes, Alpha.” The guard didn’t flinch.
My jaw clenched. I stood rooted for a moment, letting the weight of the words crash against the walls of my mind. Beta Alvarick’s son? Impossible. Unthinkable. That boy had grown up in this pack. Under my nose. Under my roof. I had held him the day he was born. And he had the guts to kidnap my son?
Without another word, I turned sharply and strode out of Aria’s room. Whatever had been on my mind a moment ago, claiming her, finalizing the bond evaporated instantly. There were priorities in leadership, and right now, nothing came above the betrayal simmering in my pack.
My footsteps echoed against the stone hallway as I marc
