The Outcasts Alpha

dows, many faces and dangerous souls. But there was something different about her, something he hadn't expected. Her strength, her presence-it was

ht found Ashen hidden among the branches of an old oak tree, his eyes scanning the pack's camp below. He needed to gather more informa

d their patrols, and from his vantage point, Ashen could make out the figure of Penelope once more. This time, she was dressed in the customar

s clear, and he couldn't afford to let her sway him from his mission. Vengeance was the fire th

ger before he forced himself to look away

He observed their leader's lodge, its heavy wooden doors closed as always. It wasn't hard to guess where the Alpha would be.

eir morning meal. His stomach growled, but he pushed the hunger aside. The mission came first. He found a shadowed corner to sl

lone figure moved toward the Alpha's lodge, his features hidden beneath a hood. A feeling of unease

Alpha of the

cold and calculating. Everything Ashen had learned about Kingston told him that the man was ruthless, willing to do anything to maintain control over his

ld get close enough, maybe he could find some clue, some hint of weakness to e

it seemed like she was walking straight toward him. Ashen's instincts screamed at him to leave, to disappear before

uldn't b

r. It wasn't a question, it was a statement, one laced with

lied calmly, even as his mind raced. "Just

r posture tense, as if she was ready to spri

ear in him, only purpose. "I'm here to find the tr

them. "Your mother," she repeated, her voice softer now, tho

or their role in his mother's death. But Penelope, despite her position and the weight of her title, wasn't t

" he said, his w

slightly, and for a moment, Ashen thought he saw a flick

her voice steady, yet filled with warning.

the words slipping from his mouth before he

her head, her expression unreadable. "You don't know what this pac

I don't care about your pack. I care about the

respond immediately. Instead, she gave him one

will find no justice here, Ashen. Not the kind you're look

He had come too far. His eyes locked with hers one l

he had imagined. But he wasn't going to stop. The truth would