We walked out to meet them halfway. "Alpha, what's going on?" Maria asked, sorrow laced in her tone.
I opened my mouth to say something but I never got the chance. Alpha Brett lunged at me in a blur of motion, striking me on the side of the face with his fist. I was thrown backwards like a rag doll and I collided with the ground about ten feet away. Wincing at the explosion of pain in my cheek, I attempted to roll to absorb the main impact, throwing up dust all around me. I struggled to my feet, clutching my cheek as the pain spread.
"What the HELL, Brett? Are you crazy?" Jack snapped, looking at me with a horrified expression. My eyes met Alpha Brett's and I was frightened at what I saw there: raw, burning fury, mixed with pain that ran deeper than I could ever imagine.
"…You," he spit
