e. "What? Why? Is this due t

owever, as the alpha of this pack, I must contemplate the well-being of

ot simply dictate who Cassandra can or cannot associate with because you feel e

rted, my voice snapping. "I am doing

you cannot force individuals to suppress their fondness for someone. Moreover, even if such a feat

consider leaving the pack, Daniel. If you fail to respect the aut

. "Is that truly what you desire, Gabriel? To expel

me, pressing heavily upon my conscience. Yet, before I could respond,

inquired, casting her g

that radiated from her eyes. "It is nothing, Ca

it is not nothing. I sense the tension

er and jealousy dissipated. Her eyes, steeped in appreh

ssandra," I responded, my voice softening. "Merely s

us, her countenance a battlegr

frained from pursuing the issue further. I

aniel?" she inquired, her tone laden

e finally resolute. "I wish to articulate that I will not permit anyone to dictate whom I can or cannot appreciate. Moreover, I will not tolerate being exp

tion of the impending catastrophe. The thought of Daniel leaving t

that I could not c

an find a resolution. We can arrive at a compromise." Cassandra aside, He was my mos

e, Gabriel. You have demonstrated a lack of trust and an unwillingness to r

ness enveloping the forest. Cassandra gazed at me, a blend of sorrow

jealousy had driven away two cherished members of the pack, leaving me to confront the shambles I had wrought

ext? Would Daniel genuinely form his own pack, initiating a power struggle against me to seize control of

own territory evoked an unsettling disquiet, neces

st, an inescapable truth haunted my consciousness-through my o

lence, and I turned to witness one of my

resonating with a note of alarm. "Trouble

re regarding the natur

the overwhelming uncertainty. Thus, I yielded, following her lead into

at he was about to do. Threatened, yes; scared, no. throughout my life, I had dealt with different obstacles: rogue wolves,

er inspection of the situation, it was not quite difficul

either be killed or worse, expelled, however, I wanted none

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