Chapter 12

LUCIAN’S POV It's only mid-afternoon, and my head was already pounding like someone threw a drum inside my skull. The stacks of reports on my desk kept growing no matter how many I cleared. Pack affairs, company audits, internal disputes—it never ended. And on top of all that, Nora’s school presentation was coming up fast. I glanced at the sketch she'd made—-her idea of how Alpha leadership worked within the pack. Quite impressive for a ten year old. But It's not a surprise to me anyway—she's top of her class, had straight A’s in all subjects, even her classroom teacher mentioned her specially. She deserves this moment, and I was going to make sure it went damn well. I even promised to help her rehearse after dinner, and I would, after I'd sort this pile of work placed in front of me. A loud crash of voices echoed from the hallway. My beta and gamma are going at it like pups again. Then I mind-linked my beta. “What the fuck is going on, Aiden?” Silence. This dog did not just shut me ou