Aurelius watched Drey pace back and forth across his private quarters.
The alpha moved like a caged animal, hands clenching and unclenching at his sides. Three steps forward, turn, three steps back. The pattern had been going for the past two minutes and showed no signs of stopping.
Aurelius understood the dilemma. Hell, he was living his own version of it.
Drey's question from earlier still sat in his chest like a stone. What would you have done if it was Morales children?
He hated that he couldn't answer. Hated even more that he knew deep down Drey was right. Any alpha worth their title would sacrifice one stranger to save their pack's children. It was simple math. Cold. Brutal. But simple.
And it pissed him off that Jordan had put them in this position.
Drey stopped pacing and tur
