Chapter 52
Following the confrontation on the mountain peak, Dorian, Brandon, and Mikey escorted a humbled Carter back toward pack territory. After Dorian’s effortless display of dominance forced Carter to submit, the Alpha’s sharp provocation finally drained the younger wolf’s toxic cycle of rage and self-pity. But before that, the men stood around and discussed in great detail as to why Carter was lashing out the way he was.
During their discussion, the group reached the core of Carter’s refusal to turn Sarah. Beyond his self-doubt about his lineage as the son of Omegas, Carter revealed deep-seated trauma. He was paralyzed by the memory of his cousin’s mate, who had died during a forced transition, which in turn made his cousin turn feral and had to be put down. That tragedy devastated
