I sat opposite my parents, my heart pounding so heavily within my chest. I felt like my head was displaced from my own body by the panic that coursed through me. I hated feeling this way. Like my body was not my own. The look upon my father's face at my words told me I had done damage I may never be able to repair. And as much as I had wanted things to change within my pack, I had never wanted to hurt them…
They were my parents. Despite their faults, I loved them. They loved me. I had never doubted that. They, or more so my father, had wanted me to be a stronger Alpha than I may be capable of being, and had pushed me accordingly…
“Zaine.” It was my mother’s voice that disturbed my panic-stricken thoughts as my breathing became erratic. I allowed my eyes to fall upon her familiar featur
