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into a dead, r

m him in an uncontrolled wave, raw and furious. A glass of water on a

hrough his clenched teeth. He refused to believe

ng between us. This was a battle between an Alpha and h

yes without fear. "Do I lo

ment, any title, seemed to sting him more t

se our private mind-link. *What the hell are

cold, silent wall. I had

ck a mate, especially an Alpha, was the ul

rage. "Why now? On the night I finally sec

emptiness of my chest. "I chose this night precisely

mber wall. Generations of Alphas and Lunas stared down at us. My eyes f

, I made her a promise," I said. My voice was s

ve posture faltered. The raw fury in his eyes

ed until your position as Alpha of the Stonecrest pack was absolute and unchallenged. I

medies for warriors he'd pushed too hard in training. The subtle diplomatic channels I'd opened w

d to look past the "weak, use

border," I stated, my voice flat. "I was the one who warned you t

ights were his own, or perhaps the work of his Beta. The idea that

e fealty of the elders, my vow to your mother was complete,"

bt is

ok of pure astonishment. This was

It felt like a physical blow. A strange, unfamiliar

me as a decorative, inconve

ning that the victory he was currently celebrating

gled to get the words out. "It

promise is fulfill

ents. He wanted to appeal to our bond, but he knew there was nothing left of i

a, but in this room, h