“Leadership requires strength.” He said. “It requires clarity. It requires the ability to make hard decisions without being clouded by emotion or personal attachments.”
The words landed exactly where he wanted them to. Several wolves glanced toward me. I felt their eyes like cold weight against my skin. Alpha John saw it too. And he smiled.
“Our current Alpha.” He said slowly. “Has allowed his judgment to be compromised.”
Ezra’s voice cut through the clearing.
“Careful.”
Alpha John ignored him.
“He has allowed mercy to weaken discipline.” He continued. “He has allowed personal relationships to influence pack decisions. And he has allowed outsiders to interfere in matters they do not understand.”
The crowd murmured louder now. Because again the target was obvious. Me.
My hands curle
