"Eleanor marrying you was never the issue—unless, Carl, you're not much of a man. But here's the thing—Eleanor's not yours anymore. What you got before, I've had too. And what you never got? Yeah, that'll be mine too."
Ethan forced himself to stay calm, feigning nonchalance while keeping the fury bubbling inside from exploding.
No one could tell how badly he wanted to slam Carl into the ground right then and there.
Carl frowned, clearly caught off guard—he'd expected Ethan to lose it.
That was the plan, wasn't it? Push him into a meltdown.
"But let me make one thing crystal clear, Alpha Carl—Eleanor's with me now. I don't give a damn what you two had. But if you dare dig up your little history to hurt her again, I swear, I'll make you regret ever being born."
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