Please please tell me he didn’t do something to the kid to make him sick as a way of mak...

I think the kid's sickness started before he met the ML again, so it's likely an actual disease, not some manipulation tactic at the cost of a child...

It's a genetic illness. That runs in families with hyper traits. I'm assuming it's from the alpha father's side, since he is a dominant (hyper?) Alpha.

Ian isn't evil....despite cries to the contrary.

Actually, never mind. It could be hyper trait from Noah's side too. Not sure. Since Noah is a hyper recessive.