#Chapter 136 Responsibility to the Pack

Aiden’s POV I walked into the hospital room to see my father lying in his bed. His eyes were open, and it looked as if he was having trouble breathing. It was understandable considering he was poisoned. I always thought my father would be there; he was the strong one, the true Alpha of our pack, the one everyone, including myself, leaned on when things got tough. We might not always see eye to eye, but he was still my father and I loved him, just as I loved my mother. Seeing my strong father weak and in a hospital bed, fighting for his life, even after he woke, made my chest tighten. I felt like a little kid again who had woken from a nightmare and just wanted to crawl into my parents’ bed. But I wasn’t that kid anymore; I had a mate now that needed more than anything and a pack that I needed to run now that my father was most likely retired as Alpha. I could feel myself getting stronger, something I hadn’t wanted to admit to anyone, let alone myself, which meant that his power