No one knew about the secrets of the lake. Not even Reyland’s father, Alpha Dax. Reyland had kept it to himself, as he did most things that could cause people to ask questions or take an interest in him. With Alpha Corien’s blood running in his system, he could hear and feel every sound, every movement of the breeze above the trees. I hate this feeling. It’s so…alien. It’s not my power. It’s fake. I don’t want it. I don’t want to use it. He mused, as his heart raced, pushing the alpha’s blood to every cell in his body. But he could not get in his precious lake. Not yet. He had tried it once, when he had first ingested Corien’s blood, not long after the battle where Corien lost his position. It had felt as if the lake waters were ripping off his skin, pulling out the hairs on his