Chapter 78: Unstable Alpha
(Alexander’s POV)
The silence in Eden’s old room was suffocating. I lay on the small bed, staring at the ceiling, surrounded by the faint trace of her scent. It wasn’t real—just a memory, clinging stubbornly to everything she had left behind.
Every night, I came here. Every night, I locked the door behind me.
The pack didn’t question it openly, but I knew they noticed. Sarah noticed. She stared at me this morning when I left at dawn, her look a careful mix of concern and quiet judgment.
“Alpha,” she had started to say, her voice soft. But I didn’t wait to hear it. I ignored her completely and went straight to my patrol duties.
The day blurred by after that. Every task was mechanical. Patrols. Reviews. Territory checks. I followed my routine perfectly,
