CADEN
The reaction to my father’s words was almost instant. The hall fell into murmurs of amazement and all.
I barely registered the looks of intrigue on the faces of the outer family. And of the other members of our pack.
I was a candidate for the position of heir? It only sounded more surreal the longer I let the thought linger in my head.
“Father,” Elijah started. “The position of heir already belongs to me. You told me I’d be the one since I’m the first.”
The look on my father’s face sent a chill down my spine. “And I have the right to change that. Do you have any objections, boy?”
The temperature of the room had dropped a certain degree. Cold enough that Elijah instantly backed down, his head lowered in submission.
But when I dared to spare a glance at him, it was obvious he wa
