Griffin's POV

The new apartment was everything I had missed: luxury, space, and the smell of money in the air. After months of scraping by, of playing the loyal Beta, I was finally back to the life I deserved.

Rolan had welcomed me with open arms, treating me like a brother, almost as if he had forgotten the history between us. It was easy to slip back into the routine, pretending that everything was fine.

But even as I enjoyed the comfort, a part of me never forgot what I truly wanted. Power. Control. The Alpha title that had always felt so close yet just out of reach.

Rolan’s warmth,...