JAKE
I watched my father, Alpha Jerry, as he held out his hands, looking at them with a strange, distant smile. There was something peaceful yet powerful in his expression, as though he were feeling his own strength return after a long absence.
He turned his gaze to me, his eyes warm. “Son,” he said, his voice filled with a mix of pride and relief. “I feel it. My wolf is back.” He smiled, a rare, open smile that I hadn’t seen in so long. “It’s like a part of me was asleep, and now… now, I’m whole again.”
I let out a sigh, nodding as I felt a weight lift from my shoulders. My father’s wolf, his spirit, had been missing for what seemed like ages. Now that it had returned, I should have felt nothing but happiness. But as I looked around the room, at Beta Arnold, Argon, and Elvie exchang
