I listened, my heart breaking for him, as he laid bare the history that had shaped him, that had shaped both of them. Lucas’s anger had been festering for so long, but Adam’s pain was just as real, just as deep.
"He was angry because we hadn’t yet conquered the Alpha who took over his pack, but he forgot I was just one man. I needed time to gather enough strength enough support. I even put him as Alpha of the Forest Pack gave him responsibility, something no other Alpha had been allowed to do under me. He wasn’t a figurehead there, Elsa. He made decisions for that pack." Adam’s voice was bitter as he recounted all he had done for Lucas, only to be betrayed.
"I couldn’t place him as Alpha of the Element Pack right away because his uncle wanted the position, and it would have torn his fami
