The pack was not only terrorised, but the wolves were also restless by Alpha’s behaviour. A sane man would let go of his anger and destroy everything in his path to get what he wanted, but Alpha, he had himself locked in his office since the moment Alpha Xerxes left with Katarina. Katarina. I felt pity for that girl. The fear, the notion of disbelief in her eyes was still fresh in my memory. Her wide eyes when they met Xerxes, shaking limbs and trembling body, I felt a gush of anger washing over me. But there was not much I could do that.

I was ashamed that I couldn’t...