Chapter 32: Dark Secrets Revealed - Mei

Jianyu guides me through the packhouse and with each step I take, more memories become clearer in my mind. I can remember running through these corridors as a child. Running with Jianyu and the other kids. We would play hide and seek, and I was always the best at seeking because I had better senses than them.

The packhouse hasn’t changed a bit, at least not in appearance, but the atmosphere has changed. It used to feel warm and welcoming and now it feels sad and desolate.

“How long have you been Alpha?” I ask, wanting something to focus on.

“Five years now.”

I’m confused. I don’t remember Jianyu being that much older than me, I thought Alphas take over at twenty-one like Amelia had.

“How old are you?” I ask, trying to figure this puzzle out.

“Twenty-two. Will be twenty-three in a couple of months. I know what you’re thinking and you’re not wrong. I took over as Alpha when I was eighteen as soon as I found my animai. You met her earlier, my Luna, Yan,” he says as he gets a dreamy