I stared at him, suddenly understanding. "They saw me as a threat. Even before they knew who I was."
"On some instinctual level, maybe." Liam nodded. "Alpha blood recognises Alpha blood, even when we don't recognises Alpha blood, even when we don't consciously realise consciously realise it."
I glanced back at the photos on the desk, at the faces of my parents, my real parents. People who had died because they dared to challenge the status quo.
"If your father reveals who I am at the ceremony, won't that put everyone in danger? The Northern Alliance…"
"Is weakened now," Liam finished. "Two of the three main families have new Alphas who don't share their fathers' extreme views. My father believes it's time to bring you out of hiding."
"And what do you believe?" I asked.
He met my
