ssed those of ordinary Alphas. Still, in many ways, they were not so different from the rest of us. That inner struggle existed within every Alpha. Each one burned w

l never to let it blaze out of control. For a Divine Alpha, that task wa

ated his every move so carefully, always working to ease the suspicions of possible rivals. Although territorial disputes

rom the pace of his footsteps that my

tep out and leave the stairwell when we both heard voices

om you this time?" shouted a man with a he

Alister Hudson, the CEO of a private military company my boss had asked me to

ncts had told him that this supposedly high-end company might have been hiding questionable dealings. In the end, he had been right, because Hudson Corp tu

aited quietly in the stairwell, making sure t

magician from Vegas-but more importantly, one of my boss's own protégés. Royce had joined his pack as a young Alpha near

ized in intelligence operations. If Hudson ever chose to move against one of our kind and exposed our existence in the process

fe tried to

little wolf," she replied quickly. "He just

is brow, and I found m

Will

essed his s

world seemed to revolve ar

. "Oh, really? And who died?" He laughed

e had grown up in an orphanage. From the way she spoke, it sounded as though Royce was meddling in ma

nd you of all those bad memories?

tain dominant streak, much like a portion of the human population. According to our scientists, this trait usually indicated t

his friends had founded, they welcomed dominants who didn't carry the Alpha gene! That kind of acceptance had never been se

of that, my boss and his friends had been required to test every new member before revealing the secret of our exis

ing a business and making it succeed. Only after earning their first billion would they be considered worthy of learning our secret

very thing that finally allowed them to access their full power, depended on their personal

digr

me awfully close. And a leader of his stature surely would not have apprec

mless as he appeared. Humans could sense our aura. They felt the pull of our magn

mission-and perhaps even remorse. But why? As far as I knew, s

eeply. I'm sorry! You were right... I shouldn't have given that speech... But Professor

is not the saint you th

a powerful Divine Alpha like my boss but also the h

al operations again. Godfrey Branson's uncle had always been the most controversial Divine Alpha in North America. Most of us had disapproved of his criminal lifestyle, but

er take up his uncle's criminal enterprises, not after the man passed away. Apparently, though, he had broken that promis

his next conquest! You pervert! You're far too naive! The only thing th

le my laughter when I he

ms- A fuck b

e all, he was a high-profile Alpha. On top of that, his family actually ran

and my boss recognized some potential in them, received an opportunity from him. He always tried to let them prove their worth- a chance to turn things around and get b

were Alphas who cou

iants. But that was an e

e of drugs, and my testimony affected him..." Hud

e my boss-who always preferred

ed, suddenly becomi

you say that