A Nasty Ending

POV: KAEL

I stood frozen beside my brother. The air in our penthouse felt thick enough to crush bone. My father, the Alpha King, dominated the center of our living room. He was a mountain of a man, built like a Norse warlord, his massive biceps straining the dark fabric of his custom suit. The mechanical hum of the elevator behind us was the only sound daring to break the suffocating silence.

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