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The loud ring distracted me from my thoughts and I felt a certain fear. He only called when things were truly bad.
“Alpha Astor,” a tired, deep voice said. “We have trouble. Kyle attacked again. The SilverStone Pack.
The news hit me like a punch. Kyle. The name tasted like poison. My vision blurred with dark, sharp anger. Another pack gone. How many more innocent people will he destroy? I saw my father’s face in my mind, the pain and the unfairness of his death. All the hurt turned into a burning need for
revenge.
“The Silver Stone Pack,” I repeated, my voice a low, angry sound. “He gets bolder with every attack. I made tight fists, my knuckles white. This was more than just protecting others now. This was personal. He had taken my father, and now he was leaving a path of disaster. I had to stop him.
“I want to go there” I said my words sharp and clear. “I need to see the damage myself. More importantly, I need to know how he keeps catching these packs unprepared? And his weapons… I need to look at them closely. We must study how he works if we want to beat him.” The Alpha King said nothing, but he understood that my reasons because we can’t keep waiting for who’s next.
After the call ended, the silence in my office felt heavy. I closed my eyes, breathing slow and deep, trying to turn the anger into focus.
I used my mindlinked Liam, George, and Faith the same time because I have to leave immediately.
The door opened softly, and a wave of peace and happiness washed over me as Faith stepped in. My wolf sighed happily inside me. No matter how bad things were, no matter the fights we had,
Faith was here.
Her care for the pack and our children was stronger than any personal sadness she felt toward
- It showed that we were bond together even when it felt broken.
Liam looked serious and concerned. George stood ready, his arms crossed. They followed her closely.
“We have news,” I said, my voice steady, even though a storm raged inside me. “Kyle attacked the Silver Stone Pack. The Alpha King asked me to go and check the situation. But before I leave, everyone here must be alert. If anything, anything at all, happens, I need to know right away.”
I saw the worry in their eyes. They understood the danger. “To keep us safe,” I continued, looking at them all, my gaze pausing briefly on Faith, who stood a little too far away, “I have already sent
scouts out to the edge of our territory. They will warn us of any danger.”
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They nodded in agreement. But the fact that I was leaving, and Kyle was still out there, bothered me. Faith’s next move hurt my spirit and my soul. She turned, dismissing me without a word, and walked out. The sound of her shoes on the floor echoed the pain in my chest. My wolf felt the blow, a silent whimper of being rejected. It was a punch to the gut, always reminding me of the big hole between us. But I pushed the feeling down. I could not be distracted now.
Five minutes later, a careful knock came at my office door. I immediately knew who it was. Mr. Gable. I blinked, surprised. I haven’t gotten a chance to have a one on one with him and when I called them I didn’t expect them to drop everything and immediately get here but it shows how much they care about Faith.
He stepped in, his eyes wide with his confusion. “I still can’t quite believe it,” he started, laughing
nervously. “Werewolves are real. And you all just… live with it. Like it’s normal.”
I managed a strained smile. The tightness in my shoulders relaxed just a bit. “It’s… what we are, Mr.
Gable but you’re going to get used to her.”
His expression changed then. The wonder disappeared and it was replaced by a deep, fatherly
concern that surprised me because it’s like he got a whiplash.
He sat down, looking serious. “Astor, in the five years Faith spent with us before coming here, she
was… delicate. We saw the hurt in her eyes. We tried everything to make her happy, and mostly she
was. But something was always missing. And when we visited here the first time, we saw how truly happy she was with you. But the Faith I see now…” He stopped, his face wrinkled with worry.
She seems like a different person.”
A wave of shame hit me, hot and choking. The things we didn’t say hung heavy in the air. The miscarriage. The pain. My hand in all of it.
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“Don’t be ashamed, Astor,” Mr. Gable said, his voice softer now, full of gentle understanding. “Faith is not the only one who lost something. A child’s loss is deep. She may feel it more strongly. But that doesn’t mean your pain is less important.” He met my eye, kind but firm. “She hasn’t told us why she blames you for the miscarriage, but I can see that whatever happened, you didn’t mean for it to happen. And that’s why I’m not… well,” he chuckled, sounding a little amused, “I’m not coming at you right now.” My wolf gave a silent, amused snort. Mr. Gable, bless him, could never win against a wolf.
He leaned forward, his hands on his knees. “Love, Astor,” he said, his voice full of wisdom, “is not just great days and perfect moments. It is also about the pain you cause each other. And more importantly, it is about how you support each other, how you refuse to give up, especially when you
are both at your lowest.”
He looked right at me, his gaze strong. “Fight for your family, Astor. Fight for the woman you love.”
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His words settled deep in my soul, a light in the darkness. Mr. Gable, the human, saw everything.
He saw the broken love, the strong connection underneath, and he reminded me of my own strength, my own wolf’s determined spirit. I had to fight. For Faith. For our children. For the future I will not let Kyle destroy. The path ahead was full of danger, from Kyle and from the distance
between Faith and me, but Mr. Gable’s words were the fuel I needed. I will fight.
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