KADE'S POV
I never liked surprises. They made me feel off balance, weak. And at Silverfang Alpha Academy, weakness was a luxury no one could afford.
So when I started noticing things off about Liam Parker, I knew something was wrong. Not just wrong—dangerous.
It began with the records. I was going through the academy’s files late one night, trying to catch up on student progress and discipline reports.
Most of it was routine, but Liam’s file stuck out like a sore thumb. Gaps where there shouldn’t be, missing transfer papers, odd annotations. No history of a wolf shift. No background on his pack. Just... blank spots.
I frowned. No wolf shift? At an Alpha academy? That was unheard of. Usually, the wolf reveals itself by now.
You can’t hide it. I ran my fingers over the pages again, lo
