Chapter 59

Astrid's POV I listened intently as my Dad spoke, unable to believe all of this had happened while at the same time knowing that Alpha Finn was exactly the sort of person to do something like this. "We were at war and the capital was tense with many nobles trying to take advantage of our war against the vampires to seize more power." My father's gaze was blank as if he was looking at the battlefield at that instant watching his men die. "Finn was one of my trusted generals and so was Ryker until he died." I paused when I heard that name, certain that I must have misheard something. "Ryker? As in the former Alpha of the Crimson moon pack?" And Alpha Jaxon's dad. Was it possible that Alpha Jaxon and I had more of a connection than I initially thought? My father nodded solemnly, his face a mask of pain. "Yes. He died years earlier when the war just began in a bid to save my life," Dad said and I could see the anger on his face that hadn't dimmed all these years. "It wasn't until years lat