The Pack Academy, once the place where he had trained for years, expelled him soon after the scandal spread across the territory. His dreams vanished overnight—even though no judgment had yet proven him guilty.
Whispers chased him everywhere.
Cold glances.
Cruel words sharp as silver blades.
Marcus was only twenty-one.
No matter how hard he tried to stay strong for Aria and for Sophia, the weight crushing down on him grew heavier each day. Slowly, painfully, he felt himself losing everything—including the wolf he once was.
After Aria managed to secure his temporary release from the council’s holding cells, Marcus tried to help rebuild their lives.
He searched for work across the territory.
But every door closed the moment wolves recognized his name.
Harsh words greeted him everywhere.
How could people condemn someone without knowing the truth?
Being accused of a crime you never committed was a torment that slowly tore a person apart from within.
Hatred burned in Marcus’s chest.
Even that word felt too small for what he felt toward Clara… and toward Caleb.
He understood Caleb believed he was protecting his sister.
But the lengths the Alpha had gone to were destroying far more than Marcus alone.