AKIRA'S POV

Immediately after I woke up the next morning, I was ordered by Cara to dress up so I can properly meet the Alpha of their pack.

Alpha Pierson was nothing I expected. I didn't even know what I expected but it was not an old, well-built man with the kind eyes of a father.

Alpha Pierson exuded warmth and kindness. And he listened patiently as I told him the same story that I told the guards at the border.

I mastered the act of crying and made sure my tears were nonstop as I begged him to take me back to my family.

"Where did you live before...