FIFTY SEVEN

HUNTER’s POV

HOURS BEFORE CLYDE’S DEATH

I awake from a dark dream only to find myself lying on a comfy soft bed. Dizzy with a headache that threatens to split my head into two, I roll to my side and crack my eyelids open.

“Alpha.” A voice calls out from the edge of the bed. It is Liam.

I am confused. Isn’t he supposed to be manning Ezekiel’s old pack? What is he doing here?

I struggle to sit up and Liam immediately tends to me, pulling me upright. A look around the room tells me that this isn't my bed. In fact, it’s a hospital bed.

Liam notes my confusion. “Alpha, you were caught in a blast at Light Paw Village.”

And just like that, a backlash of memories from that night washes over me.

“Clyde….” I hiss. “He got away?”

“Yes, but Helios and two omegas have gone after him.”

I palm my head and apply