I am his mate

She was deathly pale, shaking. Langdon was behind her. His eyes were anguished. He knew if I died, Brinley would as well. And even if I didn't lose my life, Alpha might still decide to take her out, right here in front of me, in a room full of wolves, just to punish me for defying him.

He continued to snap his teeth displaying his dominance and anger. I couldn't focus because now that we stopped, the pain was excruciating, too much. Shifting back into skin, I lay on the floor, bloodied and broken.

Alpha shifted as well and yelled furiously, "What the fuck are you doing? Are you trying to start a war?!" He spit blood from his mouth.

I didn't answer, my damaged lung making it hard for me to even breathe let alone talk.

"You can't just declare a death sentence on another pack's Beta! And then, without another word, carry it out! You know better than that. That's not how our laws work!"

My words had returned, but my lungs burned when I ground out, "That fucker will die."

His eyes narrowed