Hugo's pov

"The alpha is dead!," she cried.

Even though it hit home very hard, it wasn't unexpected; we were just not prepared for it. The greatest alpha we knew had succumbed to that one thing that hits everyone without the faintest respect for status. Truly, this life is a fickle.

"Whatever it will cost, find her! Bring her back home, to where she belongs!" The alpha said to me. That was the last thing he said to me. I hope I don't disappoint him.

I had flown back to California in search if her. If ex cop Smart was right, then she was probably still in town. My first...