Ezra
I was bent over a map with my beta Garrick, trying to make sense of the recent rogue encounters on our northern border. The sightings had been marked on the map with red x’s. Plotted out like that, it looked like a regular pattern was emerging. It looked like they were testing our boundaries, on purpose.
“Hey, Daddy!” Alex came bounding into the office with his usual exuberance and overabundance of energy.
Garrick frowned. “This is the Alpha’s office, Alexander, you should knock before entering.”
Being grumpy seemed to be part of Garrick’s personality. We had known each other since we were children, and he’d always been snarly and intense. That was fine when he was dealing with me, but not okay when he was dealing with my son. I opened my arms to welcome Alex. “It is the Alpha’s
