Gideon’s POV
After Ivan said those things to me, I knew for sure that he wasn’t going to be convinced to allow me to cross the border. So I pretended to leave so as to not cause problems.
But I didn’t return home. Instead, I lingered in the shadows, waiting for the perfect opportunity to sneak back and cross the border.
Several times I tried to cross, allowing more time to pass between each attempt, hoping to catch them off guard. Unfortunately, each time, I was stopped.
Eventually, it became so tiresome from Ivan that he returned to the border near where I was hiding and announced, “Alpha Gideon. If you do not give up this foolish game, you risk starting a war.”
I didn’t want to give up, but most of my soldiers were still wounded from our battle with the rogues. Even if I wanted to c
