Heading out with Juan, the Beta of the pack, we left the pack house in silence. Juan was a physically imposing man, but he had a knack for irritating people for no apparent reason. His arrogance was palpable, and no matter how hard I tried to ignore it, he exuded an unsettling energy that crawled under my skin.
I kept my mouth shut, choosing to avoid confrontation—for now. I allowed my alpha aura to subtly surface, not to intimidate but to remind him that I wasn’t someone to trifle with. Unfortunately, that seemed to tick him off even more.
Before we even made it to his car, Juan turned abruptly and glared at me. His eyes gleamed with irritation as he snarled, “Intimidating the Beta of the Cottora Pack isn’t a very good idea. You’re only here because our Alpha agreed to it. Remember, you
