FLASHBACK CHAPTER
200 Years Ago
"Focus Adrian. An Alpha who can't control his shift is useless to his pack."
My father's voice. Strong. Commanding. The voice that taught me everything about being Alpha. About leadership. About sacrifice.
I'm Fifteen years old. Still learning. Still making mistakes. Still thinking I have time to figure it all out.
I don't. I have five years before he dies. Before leadership falls on my unprepared shoulders. Before I learn that nothing prepares you for being Alpha. Not training. Not bloodline. Not anything.
"Again." He stands over me in the training yard. "Partial shift. Just your claws. Control it."
I try. My whole arm shifts instead. Fur. Elongated limb. Claws but not the way he wanted.
"Too much. You're letting the wolf control the shift. You need
