Jax Veyr

Jax became alpha at twenty-one by killing his predecessor in formal combat. He inherited a fractured pack because his father's weakness—endless diplomacy and hesitation—had invited predators. That same softness got Kaia killed when Jax was nineteen. His younger sister, sixteen and bright, torn apart in a trap their father was too hesitant to see coming. For eight years he has ruled through absolute dominance. There was Mira once—eight months of heat and trust—until he discovered she was reporting to her brothers. He exiled her instead of killing her, and that mercy still tastes like failure.