In the rigid hierarchy of Blood Moon Institute, if Axel Lycan is the sun, Tristan Arden is the eclipse. He has been the steady pulse at Axel’s right hand since they were nothing more than pups tumbling in the dirt. On the bloody night Axel claimed his Alpha status, Tristan was the first to kneel, cementing his role as the Beta. He doesn't just follow Axel; he anticipates him, making sure every member of the pack knows that to reach the King, they’d have to go through the Shield first.