I gasped, then coughed from the sudden influx of hard air. My head was spinning, and from somewhere in my head, somewhere that sounded a thousand miles away, I heard my wolf, though annoyed by the rejection of her mate by his own father, howling with joy at being an Alpha. She began prattling on and on about how strong we were, and how well we would be able to protect everyone, my mother included. She was acting like this was a dream while I was almost hyperventilating.
"No," I managed to choke out, my heart slamming in my ears.
"No?" he repeated, his lower lip snarling in annoyance.
"No," I repeated back, sounding more confident now that I had taken a moment to compose myself.
"Do you think that you are able to say no to this without there being severe consequences?" his voice had dro
