MARK
I had a weird feeling as Jori spoke. I knew he was Jori again, but it felt like the man I knew was a broken shell of himself. He lacked the overwhelming confidence I had looked up to all of my life. He had lost his passion, and it felt like he was simply going through the motions of life.
“I can’t be an alpha anymore,” Jori admitted. Despite his lack of confidence, he was confident in his statement.
“What do you mean?” Adira asked. Her heart was racing, which told me she knew exactly what Jori meant, but she didn’t want to believe it.
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to believe it either. Jori had stopped being my friend because he felt his alpha position was threatened. All this man wanted to do was be the alpha of the pack and be a strong leader everyone could look up to.
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