Something was broken and couldn't be fixed…
Those ten years of slavery truly broke this alpha and his people to pieces, yet they refused to give up. Instead, they were determined to carry these scars for the rest of their life.
They believed in him, that he could bring them out of the slavery and indeed, he did. They entrusted him with their lives and it was a huge responsibility that would drive one to loneliness.
When there were many people leaning on you, you would have a hard time leaning on someone else, even if the weight of everything almost killed you.
That was what the ugly side of bearing responsibilities looked like.
Probably because Iris stared at him too intensely, the alpha opened his eyes feeling her heated gaze. Those eyes were very alert, as if he had not slept at all, which startled her.
