Roderick’s POV
*Flashback*
It had been a late evening and the sun was just making its descent from the sky. I glanced up, my snout raised as I stared at the slowly darkening skies. Just one round around the perimeter and I would head back in for dinner.
Two gammas stood to each side of me, their pace slightly lagging behind mine out of respect. The same way I always stood a step behind the Alpha.
‘Killian, you scout the west. Rook, you east. I’ll head north.’
‘Yes sir.’ They responded in unison through the link and with no further words, the sound of their paws trodding through the rough terrain of the forest echoed around me.
My focus shifted from them to my own task and I raced forward. I was here on duty but I couldn’t help but enjoy the way the evening breeze brushed through m
