Alban’s P.O.V.
The ride back down to Black Opal felt so much lighter than the drive up had been. With Dad behind the wheel, Richie and I knew that we’d make it home in no time. There was still a mild tension between Richie and my father, though I never could understand why. I looked between the two of them and let my thoughts wander as to what could be keeping my mate so tense around my father and his new Alpha. But then again, he hadn’t been accepted into the pack as a member just yet.
“You okay?” Richie asked me, slipping his hand into mine and giving it a gentle squeeze. “I know it’s hard to leave Vira behind like that,” he added. And the gravity of those words hit me just like that. Richie was right. I hated leaving my sister so far away, especially now when all of this nonsense was
