Chapter 9

Sleepy Joe was Alpha; no, scratch that.

Sleepy Joe is Alpha.

Lyles couldn’t believe it himself, but it was true. His father is now Alpha.

Any well-behaved son would be happy, proud even, but not Lyles. His father didn’t deserve to be Alpha, but winning the challenge and killing his own niece proved otherwise. The pack wasn’t interested in burying Crinka. No, their self-interest was celebrating their new Alpha. The prisoners that Crinka had imprisoned were released, and Sleepy Joe demanded a new and better clubhouse. It was sure to cost a fortune, but Lyles knew it wasn’t going to matter, given his father was now Alpha. It was really a great day for the pack but not for Lyles. He had called the pack doctors in hopes of bringing her back, but none showed up. They were probably enjoying themselves at Sleepy Joe’s coronation.

So Lyles had done what he could. He removed up to five bullets and had just pulled out the sixth