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Richard.

Ten years ago…

The die was cast ten years ago. It was ten years ago that I earned the 'ruthless' tag and lived by it.

I was born into the Alpha lineage of our pack. My Father was the late Alpha of our pack, and soon, he was old and sick, on the verge of his death. Lying on his sick bed, he knew it was only going to be a matter of days before the Alpha ceremony is held. There, the new Alpha would be crowned, and Father would give his blessings to his successor. The whole pack would swear allegiance to the new Alpha, and it'll be the dawn of a new era.

Now, if there was one thing I hated about being the son of my father, it was the fact that I had eight brothers. I wasn't even the first son, I was the fourth, so I was in no way next to be the Alpha of our pack.

My oldest brother was technically next in line to the Alpha position, and after him, his sons will be next in line, and then his sons' sons. My descendants and I would never get the chance to become Alpha, we would