Amora looked down at Linessa the moment the door closed behind Clive. There was pity in those brown eyes, but there was also guilt.
"I'm sorry..." She whispered. "I'm so sorry for what's happening to you. Clive...well Clive..."
She pulled the chair from under the desk beside his bed, taking a seat. "I'm the reason why he's doing this. It's all my fault."
Tears welled up in her eyes, and though she kept wiping them, more kept coming. "You see? He's our first born. His father and I had high expectations of him. He was to rule fiercely, help our pack climb to the top...but he ended up being...kind of a disappointment."
Her hands trembled as she pressed them against the bed. "He could do everything an alpha should, but his little brother always just...did it better. Levaughn was fiercer;
