"You know exactly what about him‚" Drake said carefully. "Kael has been circling your position for years. Ever since your father married his mother and brought him into the family‚ he has believed that the Alpha title should have gone to him. He's older than you by a year. He thinks that gives him a claim. And he has spent the last decade building alliances within the pack‚ whispering in the ears of elders‚ planting seeds of doubt about your leadership. He's patient‚ Thorne. Dangerously patient. And he's been waiting for you to make a mistake that he can use against you."
"I'm aware of what Kael has been doing‚" I said evenly. "I've been aware of it since the day my father brought him into our home."
"Then you have to understand that this is exactly the kind of ammunition he's been waiti
