As the sun dipped below the horizon, casting a warm glow over the meadows surrounding the pack territory, I found myself sitting beside the campfire, lost in my thoughts. Scarlet, the Beta of our pack, approached me quietly, her soft footsteps barely audible over the crackling of the flames.

"Alpha Killian, may I join you?" she asked, her voice gentle and soothing. I nodded in response, a faint smile playing on my lips as she settled down beside me. Scarlet had always been kind and understanding, a trait that had endeared her to many in the pack. However, despite her virtues, I couldn't shake the feeling that she wasn't the...