NATHANIEL'S P.O.V. Jake was surprised when he heard Adolphus speak to him, and he bent his head in submission; my wolf had a characteristic tone. It was unmistakable. "Alpha Nathaniel?" he repeated. "Is that you?" "Old Jake, it has been a long time, right?" "How is that possible? How did you end up here? None of us knew." "The tricks my brother plays are unbelievable, right?" "How long have you been here?" "How long have I been missing? That long, Jake." "You mean to tell me that your brother kept you locked up for almost twenty years? That's crazy, even for him. You can't imagine how happy I am, my boy. You may be my Alpha, but I raised you when you were a child, and I still feel the same way about you. I wish your father were alive to see you now; he died with the pain of

