“And it was Atlas,” Jaxson says, making me look at him. “Pardon?” “Josh’s wolf, his name was Atlas.” “He told you?” I ask slightly upset that he knew and I didn’t. “Of course, because I was going to make him my Beta.” I swallow the lump forming in my throat. “I miss him,” I whisper, wishing he were still here. Maybe mom would hate me a little less, though I never was her favorite. Being born Omega, she saw me as a disgrace. Dad made up for where she lacked, and I loved having a big brother. I used to think things were bad back then, with how our mom was always taking her frustrations out on me. However, with Josh gone and no longer here to defend me, I realize how much he did protect me when dad went away to work. How much she held back knowing he was always there to come to my ai

