Beta Arnold
I stood in front of Alpha Jerry’s door, the tension in my chest growing as I waited. Simon was beside me, his eyes focused and alert. I had come here to see Alpha Jerry, worried about his condition, but mostly to assess the situation with my own eyes.
The former Gamma Brandon and his son Bernard had been too close to Alpha Jerry for my liking. There was something going on beneath the surface, something I needed to uncover.
The door to the room suddenly creaked open, and to my surprise, Alpha Jerry stepped out with Gamma Bernard at his side. The sight of the two together caught me off guard. Alpha Jerry looked weak, but he carried himself with the same authority as ever. Bernard, the new Gamma, was just as I remembered—young, sharp, and too confident for his own good.
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