The Outcasts Alpha

the Obsidian Pack felt off-like a quiet storm gathering strength just beyond the horizon. The warnings from both Penelope and Jax weighed heavily on hi

actually was. Who were the rogues? What was Kingston really planning? And

move was under scrutiny. The pack was aware of him now, even if they didn't know his true intentions. His interact

to think, to clear his mind. The towering trees surrounding the camp offered an eerie calm, the only sound the rustle of leaves and the occasional snap o

ible above the whispers of the trees. Ashen crouched by the water's edge, his reflection barely visible in the dark surface. His

everything he knew about survival, about loyalty, and about the complexities of the world they inhabited. B

ded like a broken tool. And Kingston... Ashen's jaw tightened at the thought of the Alpha. The man had the

e his concentration. He stood, his se

quiet grace. It was **Penelope**. Her expression was calm, but there

ost in the woods," Ashen remarked, try

s flickering toward the creek. "

between them charged with unspoken questio

tly, her voice carrying an edge of something deeper. "You'

made it sound like she had seen right through him. "I'm not here to destr

of something dark in her eyes. "The truth is a dangero

tion bubbled to the surface. "Should I just forget about my mother

nternal struggle. "You think you understand everythi

ring thin. "Then tell me. If you know some

bove a whisper. "Your mother wasn't just another casualty in Kingston's rise to power. She was part of

ike a physical blow.

as involved with the rogues. But not in the way you think. She wasn't just a traitor or a

ened. "What? Why wo

gston wasn't the leader he pretended to be. And your mother saw through his lies. She

but a willing participant in a plan to take down Kingston. She had known the r

s rebellion..." Ashen mu

of the rebellion. She died because she got too close to the truth. Kingsto

Ashen's spine. "What wa

ton see her as a threat. And if you're really planning to take him down, you'll need to uncover that truth

hem was almost too much to bear. His mother had been part of something far bigger than

trust you," Ashen s

trust me, Ashen. I'm asking you to trust the trut

en standing in the moonlight, his mind spinning with new revelations. T

s one thing. Surviving it was