"The affairs of the Blackthorn family are not for an outsider to interfere with."
"Before you call me an outsider, Lucian, take a good look at yourself!" Beverly shot back, her voice rising an octave. "You are merely an Alpha from another pack who happens to be hanging around. Bringing your warriors here to show 'harmony' doesn't mean your stalled engagement with Selena is back on. You’re just as much an outsider as I am!"
"Roy, get this hysterical woman out of here," Lucian growled.
"If I remember correctly," Beverly said, clutching Adrian’s arm even tighter and dodging Roy’s hesitant reach, "my feet are currently planted in Blackthorn Manor, which sits on Blackthorn territory. You have no authority here."
Roy stood awkwardly between them. In the grand hall, no one else moved. The ser
