My Beta nodded. He didn’t ask where I was going. That must have been obvious.
“Yes, Alpha.”
I turned to Leo and gently placed my hand to the top of his head. “Stay strong, son. I will return soon.”
The minute I stepped outside of the hospital, I shifted into my wolf form and raced to the border. My body was only newly healed, so my muscles ached and even my bones felt sore. I didn’t care. I kept pushing myself, unwilling to allow myself to slow.
I needed answers. That was what drove me. The time for deceptions was over.
When I closed in on the border, I thought about trying to be stealthy, but Ivan’s warriors were some of the best trained on the continent. The most obedient and loyal. Despite my man gifts like size and strength, I had no penchant for being sneaky.
Before I could even
