RYKER
Alpha Corvin is a sadist. A power hungry brute.
I got to discover this later on in life, that he was not the man I had idolized growing up.
My mom had painted him in that image for us, shielded us from seeing what a monster he actually was. She would make excuses for his coldness, justify his cruelty as strength, spin his violence into protection.
It actually took her death to finally see him for who he was and by that time it was too late and she was gone.
Nothing he does surprises me anymore.
Cole and I walked back toward the residential wing, the sounds of the banquet fading behind us as guests started filtering out. I caught sight of Rowan across the courtyard standing way too close to Lila while she clung to his arm like she was trying to merge with his body.
I shook my head. My brother was going to figure out who that bitch really was one day, probably when it was already too late, probably after she had destroyed something he actually cared about.
