Lilith pov

It was all because of one man. 

Because of one man's greed, my parents died. 

Because of one man's ambition, the late Alpha died. 

Because of one man's madness, countless people suffered. Because of one man's decision to gather monsters around him, to nurture them, to command them, entire lives had been destroyed before they were ever given a chance to bloom.

Lora, her tribe, her family. So many packs. The children who lost their families. The mothers who buried their sons. The fathers who buried their daughters. 

It was all because Samuel existed but as I stared at him, trembling before me, something became painfully clear.

What...