Elder Serene placed her hand on Beta Philip’s shoulder. “I am sorry. I don’t know if you and your family have been suffering for a long time.”
Beta Philip bent his head and shrieked. “It’s the price of my betrayal. I must live with shame, knowing that I betrayed Alpha Jones, Beta Morgan, and the pack.” Then he raised his head to stare at me with teary eyes. “But my wife and daughter are the only ones I have. Even if I fought Alpha Daniel and Alpha Jacob ten years ago and died, what about my wife and daughter?” He howled again. “I’m weak. I admit that my family is my weakness. I don’t mind death, but I can’t help thinking about my wife and daughter.”
It was a devastating story. I knelt too in front of Beta Philip. “Please, you should get up now. I understand your situation, and I don’t bl
