I walked through the front doors of the mansion.

My mother, the alpha, was waiting for me in the balcony, her eyes narrowing as she took turned to face me.

"Raine, what happened?" she asked, her voice firm but with a hint of concern.

I pulled off my. "Lucius," I spat, my voice a low hiss . "He's getting desperate, Mother. He needs an heir, and fast. And that too, he has made a deal with Aria, if she gives him an heir soon then he would protect her father’s pack.”

My mother's expression was unreadable. "Ah, yes. The Council of Alphas' ultimatum. Two years, or else he's dethroned and...