Alpha Richard's hands violently trembled at his sides as he observed his son standing hand in hand with his soulmate in front of him, a seemingly unbreakable wall. The fact that they were holding hands only further stoked Richard's anger. Emily and Egon together appeared as if they were the embodiment of his destruction, radiating a sacred energy. Richard begrudgingly admitted that they made a striking couple, their mate bond seemed to strengthen them while purifying the entire pack in the process.
Emily's beautiful neck bore Egon's mark, it appeared to be absorbing the negative energy that had plagued the pack for the past twenty-two years since Melissa's death. Richard and William found themselves ensnared by Melissa's curse, a curse that now seemed to be tightening its grip upon them.
