Mute from birth, Aiden Monroe, a young hybrid, had learnt from a young age just how cruel the world could be.

Yet, as means to pay off an old debt, Aiden finds himself trapped in wolf territory. With the Alpha of the Blackwater pack still deciding his fate, he places Aiden's wellbeing in the hands of his emotionally distant nephew, Lincoln Briar. 

At first, Aiden finds himself thinking that Link was just a cold hearted beast, a monster that spoke with such venom that even snakes would bow their head in respect. Yet, the more time that they were forced to spend together, the more Aiden began to realize that there was a tenderness to the beast, a gentleness, though subtle, that he had almost overlooked.

But when the outside threat that had been hanging over the Blackwater pack crept closer, Aiden, with his own life potentially in danger, finds himself thinking that perhaps a beast is only a beast after all.

And his silence, for as loud as it could sometimes be, would never be enough to tame such a beast. Right?

Silence and the Beast

As the days began to roll into an orchestrated sequence, Aiden found himself falling into an easy routine.

He would rise. He would eat. He would draw or watch the birds from the conservatory. He would eat. He would play video games with Mac. Final meal of the day. Retire to his room.

It was a mundane practice, broken up by elements of unpredictability, such as Clyde taking pity on him and allowing him to tag along during his drive into town, or Remy taking him to the store because Mac insisted they went together. Victor had even found him skulking around once and asked him to help him move a few boxes from the garage to his office.

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