FINN
I watched helplessly as Maya disappeared into the garden. I knew she was hurting deeply. I'd walked in just in time to hear her mother hurling those hateful words at her again. Every fiber of my being screamed to go after her, to pull her into my arms and shield her from the world that kept wounding her.
But before I could take a single step, my father's strong hands gripped my shoulders, stopping me dead in my tracks.
"You're Alpha now, Finn," he said in a steely voice. "Not just Alpha to Ashbourne, but also head of the Alpha Council. You can't just run off whenever it pleases you. You have responsibilities now… lots of them."
I turned to face him fully, clenching my jaw so tightly it ached. "This is Maya we're talking about, Dad," I shot back. "You saw how she was humiliated. Sh
