Kael’s POV
“This is my first time witnessing your transformation,” Alpha Lucien said, stepping away from the door and striding toward me.
His voice was calm, but there was something unreadable in his eyes which was somehow calculating and cold.
“Y-yes,” I stammered, still shaken by the interruption , tracking and the mindlink I’d just felt seconds before.
He was right. This was the first time he’d seen me shift. And honestly? He didn’t know the half of what I was capable of. My gifts. My instincts. My inability to mindlink like normal wolves.
He knew nothing. Not really.
“Why are you back?” he asked, voice devoid of warmth.
The question hit me like a punch to the gut.
I had expected it, yes, but maybe with a hint of concern. A welcome. A Son, you’ve been gone for years. Are you al
