Chapter 158

• Third Person's POV
• Being far from the Sanchez den, Alfie's features carried the trace of the family resemblance, but unlike Magnus, whose sharp, predatory angles and dangerous aura marked him as the Shadowbane Alpha, Alfie exuded a quieter strength. His smile softened his gaze, and behind the lenses, his eyes rippled with the calm shimmer of moonlit water.
• Aysel didn't know how to respond. She had no memory of him, no shared past. They weren't kin in any meaningful sense-not like Magnus and the other Shadowbane wolves, where loyalty and rivalry ran deep. To her eyes, the Sanchez den was divided neatly: allies of Magnus, or adversaries. Alfie fell into neither category.