Alpha King Aaron’s POV
The SUV hummed softly beneath us, its powerful engine steady as we left the Vampires’ Royal Castle behind. Outside, the world unfolded in a slow-moving canvas—deep forests of towering pines, their dark silhouettes like ancient sentinels watching over our journey. The sky stretched endlessly above, a vast expanse of muted grays, the sun hidden behind a shroud of thick clouds. The winding road, narrow and uneven, cut through the wilderness like a scar, leading us toward a battle none of us wanted but all of us were prepared to fight.
The mission ahead was clear. Reach the Supreme of the Witches and save her. Capture Mae. Secure their aid for the war.
But as the SUV sped forward, my mind was elsewhere—rooted in a past that I had buried beneath decades of responsibili
