Chapter 23: Beta Elijah

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Ari's POV

In the past, especially when I am angry or fuming with rage, I tend to favor the packhouse gym/training arena to the private one in the Mansion.

Mostly because I get to punch people and not get booted to the Alpha or his oddly psychotic Beta for long talks on how I can't go around knocking people out just for the fun of it.

This mostly happened in my teenage years but I still get the stink eye from Beta Elijah, Alpha Ryan's second in command whenever a pack member ends up with a black eye.

I made my way to the pack's gym passing a few people on my way, some stopped to say hello, others were all too happy to be as far away from me as possible.

I am not blind to the rumor that I was just as ruthless as my father and once upon a time, I was but leaving for college and getting my ass kicked by depression and anxiety kind of mellowed me out in a way but people around here tend to hold on to past grudges and I get to keep my bad ass reputation.

I made my way to th