"I don't want to be a queen." The words came out flat. "I want to keep my children safe and maybe have one normal day where no one's trying to kill us or use us for political gain."
Damon's laugh was genuine, which somehow made it worse. "That's not an option anymore, Lena. The moment you manifested the Alpha Voice, every pack in the eastern territories knew you were alive. You can't un-ring that bell."
"He's not wrong." Ezra's voice was neutral, but I felt his wariness through the bond. He didn't trust Damon any more than I did.
Caden said nothing, but his tension radiated through our connection like static electricity.
Damon gestured to the training ground. "Show me what you can do. Right now, untrained. Use the Alpha Voice."
"On who?"
"On them." He pointed to his three wolves wait
