Chapter 008
The Spark
SEBASTIAN
I stood outside Darius's private quarters, the long corridor stretching out in both directions under the dim light of the wall lamps.
It was my first night on duty as a guard, and it felt endless. The pack house was quiet at this hour, with only the occasional creak of wood or distant murmur from the other guards on patrol.
I should have been alert, watching for any sign of trouble, but my mind kept wandering back to Darius. The way he had looked at me during the tryouts earlier that day, that smirk on his face, it was all I could think about.
My hand slipped into my pocket, pulling out the small notebook I had brought. I knew I should not be doing this. Guarding the Alpha required focus, not distractions. But I could not help it.
"Why am I even h
