Chapter 82. No Hidden Secrets with Alpha Damian

When the door slammed shut a second time, the entire study trembled, and Theo froze in his chair. He stared blankly at the large parchment in his hands—the scroll that held the updated security routes for Dam-Nighade Pack—but the words blurred into nothing.

He dropped it onto the table with a soft thud and sank back into his chair.

Silence filled the room.

And for the first time in a long time… Theo felt old.

What have I done?

His fingers pressed over his eyes as a long, shaky breath escaped him.

He had scolded Matt.

Yet the real blame rested on him—the father who had surrendered discipline to keep peace with his luna who suddenly turned into something else. The Alpha who had pretended his son was thriving, sending glowing reports to Damian and the pack’s elders about Lambert’s “talent and strength.”

All lies… Lambert was weak, spoiled, undisciplined and corrupted.

The cracks had shown early. He had seen them. He had felt them.