Jason opened his eyes and slowly returned to his chair. He suddenly felt exhausted. The title of Alpha seemed to grow heavier with every passing year. When he woke in the morning, he was Alpha Jason of Silver Fang. Every problem eventually reached his desk. He carried all of it because that was what an Alpha was supposed to do. Then, when the day finally ended, he returned to his suite. And waiting for him there was the Luna he didn't love. The female his wolf despised. The female he had once chosen because he believed an alliance with Night Fang mattered more than the mate the Goddess had given him. He couldn't even escape through rejection. The Council had made certain of that. Five years ago, as part of the judgment against Silver Fang's leadership, Jason had been forbidden from re

