Leo’s POV
What use was I to an Alpha beyond being his shadow.
A Beta existed to guide, to advise, to protect. To run errands. To clean up messes. To bleed quietly when needed. That was my duty, and I had accepted it long before Kael became my Alpha.
Yet as I walked down the stone corridor toward Aria’s chambers, unease crawled beneath my skin like restless claws.
The Alpha had ordered me to fetch her.
Simple. Direct. Yet nothing about this felt simple.
The night before, I had overheard Kael yelling at her. Not arguing. Yelling. His wolf had surfaced, his voice thick with rage and betrayal. I had stayed hidden then, as any loyal Beta should, but the words still echoed in my mind.
Since Aria entered Kael’s life, nothing had been the same.
Our Luna was dead.
The pack was re
