Chapter 22

Maddox’s POV

I spent the night in wolf form next to an irate Alpha Hudson. Every sound Xavier was on point. I am not sure he slept much at all. He was extremely restless. Something was bothering him, but when I asked him, he didn’t seem to know.

In the morning, Parker walked into the valley with a breakfast for Alpha Hudson and me. He slipped one into the cage and headed in my direction, which was when Xavier gave me back control of our body. I put some shorts on while I was eating. “How was your evening?” I asked my brother. “Informative,” he says, looking around us. “I spent the evening being entertained by the Beta’s oldest daughter, Ella Thorne. She was a bundle of energy and liked to chat.” He looked around the valley and nodded towards one warrior walking around. I nodded, acknowledging what he meant. He wants to have a private conversation, where no one can hear what he is about to say. “According to Ella, her dad has been Beta here for nearly 18 years. He only came