Author's POV
The Hawthorne estate felt heavy with exhaustion after everything that had transpired.
Once Viya and Caesar departed, Alpha Joseph instructed his grandsons to arrange for the remaining guests to leave in an orderly fashion.
One by one, cars pulled away from the circular drive, their headlights sweeping briefly across the darkened lawn before vanishing down the long gravel path.
The atmosphere inside the manor gradually settled into something somber and oppressive, the kind of silence that pressed against the walls long after the noise had faded.
Alpha Joseph glanced at Alpha Edmund only once before speaking. "You're the head of this family now. Don't be so indecisive about important matters. When in doubt, just listen to Elizabeth."
The words were diplomatic
