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I laughed heartily then my smile died as swiftly as it started, my gaze on him sharpening.

"You should act more respectfully to the person who has your life in their hands or have you forgotten our sessions so quickly?"

I saw the shiver that ran through him and he immediately became more subdued. I had tortured him so much that a lesser man would have broken into. I ascertained the fact beyond reasonable doubt that while he had given the orders for Kiara to be killed, he hadn't been of a sound mind.

I wondered what Ashly had used to induce such an effect in an Alpha. Perhaps there would be time for me to find that out.

I looked at him subdued. He would never be a competition for me.

"Good." I nodded before going into the real reason that I was here.

"Your pack is on the verge of collapse because of the stupid decisions of your mate."

I didn't see the need to mince words with him. The situation was too dire for that. The words seemed to hit him like a blow and he blinked rapidly be