CHAPTER 55

ALPHA BRIAN

Then, unexpectedly, he closed his eyes and spread his arms wide apart while on his knees, as if he were ready to die.

'Leon!! Get up!' I screamed through our mindlink, but he remained there.

And then, before I could reach my son, the furious black wolf reached him.

With its sharp jaws, it targeted Leon's torso, lifting him off the ground without Leon struggling to break free.

Tears filled my wolf's eyes, mirroring the pain I felt inside. He grew weak and shifted back into my human form. I collapsed to my knees, defeated, and stared at the black wolf in front of me, with my son held captive in its sharp jaws.

He emitted a low, warning growl to anyone who dared approach him while still holding Leon in his jaws. His deadly red eyes locked onto me, rendering me useless. I couldn't move, but that didn't stop tears from falling down my face, over my powerlessness in saving my own son.

Who was he? Why did he want my son, a Beta, instead of me, the Alpha?

"Who are you? What do you