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dge. Every staff membe

he wolves was especially high. According to Celine, the Alpha of a rival pa

hyr about it, he had

meeting is over," he had or

I had d

at me with those annoyingly dark, but me

a loud groan into my pillow. An hour had slow

as the darned mee

ed, I got up to sneak outside. At least I'd find some peace in the g

sound of faint voices coming from Zephyr's

discussing that w

s marriage were growing slimmer by the day, and that I would inevitably be pulled int

door, where there was a small keyhole.

hile two of his men stood on both sides of him. He loo

rossed, while Nik and Alex stood on either side o

ou get the land you want, legally, with full owners

u think tossing us a few acres of Wrath-o

The territory we're offering is fertile, strategically placed,

ust you? Sign away my loyalty to your pack and expect my wolves

t. Your pack has been expanding quite aggressively. We could continue the territorial

moment before speaking

enc

ce dangerously calm, but dead

in the roo

ost in amusement. "You must think my

y wrist, and I froze, looking u

e rival A

m my face, and my sto

een c

rough his teeth, squeezing my wris

open, dragging me with him, and shoved me to the

e that followed was so deafening, m

owers, I'd have used the

phyr. I'd defied him again, but this time, there

on I had landed myself

oved to stand beside Darrin, his cold eyes raking ove

mors about," Darrin finished, his curio

it wasn't just his size or the aura of power he gave off, it w

"I heard the rumors, but I n

re at the way his eyes s

cent of a mate bond," he said to Zephyr, who remained sea

urs, then why hesi

ur concern," he gr

king me up and down. "Where d

ood b

ore I could stop myself. "And you

oss Darrin's face. "Oh

n chuc

"Tell me, Wrath... does this bit

ped to Darrin's in an instant, t

. "It's the only reason I can think of

omen," he mused. "I love clipping their wings. Putting them in their place." His smirk faded,

ran down

nt of yours. An unmarked mate is an unclaimed mate," he drawled. "Meaning that sh

hought. What if they fought and Darrin

ollar, pulling him forward until their faces were inches apart. His eyes glow

d see how fast I rip yo

e, but Nik and Alex were sudd

ved. No one spoke. No o

per, temper, Wrath. You cer

need to get all possessive over a woman you haven't even claimed yet." He cast me a sidew

ly snarl leaving his lips, and Darrin held out his ha

other, his expression turning serious again. "I'm not a f

ns are still on the table," Zephyr repl

s Darrin's face as Zeph

, and my house. I have no furthe

us." Darrin let out

didn't need to. His cold

me. "So that's it? No alliance, becaus

le

rath," Darrin scoffed, pushing back

yr replied

o look at me with pure hate, his ey

solid frame. A hand steadied me, and I turned to find A

ed as he signaled to his people.

to his brothers, and the

ed them leave, Alex and N

ut, leaving Zephyr

pped in a room with a very angry Zephyrus Wrath,