# Book 2: The Next Generation
## Chapter 1
Jace pov
I stood at the edge of the training grounds, watching my son move through combat drills with a precision that made my chest swell with pride. At eighteen, Marcus Thomas Storms was everything an Alpha heir should be—strong, disciplined, tactical, and utterly dedicated to the pack.
He was also making the same mistakes I had made at that age.
*He's ignoring the bond,* Storm observed in my mind. *Can smell it on him—the mate scent is there, faint but present. He's found her and he's pretending he hasn't.*
*I know,* I thought back grimly. *The question is who, and why he's hiding it.*
Marcus executed a perfect takedown against his sparring partner—Tyler Walsh, Derek's son—then helped the younger wolf to his feet with the kind of casual
