Chapter Two Hundred and Seventy Eight

Theo's POV

"The borders are clear," Leo reports despite not ha ing actually ventured out to Amy border pet my request.

His wolf is black, his inner self a true alpha and no doubt if an attack were to happen they would presume he were me and I have no doubt they would attack with the intent to kill.

And I cannot put him in that type of danger.

Not after all he's done for us and after all he and Tabitha have lost.

And especially not now knowing he has Arlo who he must be around for.

So I refuse to have him patrolling and the furthest out I will allow him is the training ground.

He doesn't like it, feels utterly ground down yet I also feel relief coming from him at times and that is the emotion that confounds me.

He’s relieved not to be in charge, his role now more affordable to him now than that of the charge being alpha has be laid to rest.

And I suppose I get it.

The responsibility of being in charge does take its toll.

The insistence of being need from every avenue as you turn in eve