"Interesting." The Dominant Queen drawls, sounding anything but interested. "Although, your Alpha will still have the upper hand, being a shifter and all. How is that fair?"
"This is an extraordinary hunter who has fought a warrior alpha wolf and survived it, then has killed the human alpha the next time they've met. I think we can all agree it's not something to sneeze at. But we are not monsters, so we are giving the hunter a fighting chance, unlike what he did when he attacked our former alpha. The wolves call for his head, but it will be done fairly, hopefully without Wolfe shifting, so nobody can question his right and eligibility to inherit his brother's title."
The Queen blinks lazily. "And what will happen…should he fail?"
"I won't." Wolfe answers firmly, annoyed at how the conv
