Alvira’s P.O.V.
“What do you mean Elder Altheus did this t you?” I asked the young wolf again. I tried to keep my voice even and calm as I spoke, but I was certain that Connor could sense my distress in my eyes alone. Trevor ran his hand over his stubble, and I saw his leg start bouncing nervously in his seat. “Don’t link him yet, Trevor,” I said to the Beta, catching him off guard.
“Why not?” he spat back nervously. “Shouldn’t we tell him that this is happening before-”
I cut him off with a shake of my head. “Altheus is his great grandfather,” I reminded him. “We have to tell him in person, not over the mind link.” My heart was breaking all over again for the losses that Nikolai had suffered over these past few years. Altheus was the last of his older relatives still living, apart from
