"I'm so sorry," she said quickly, her voice filled with genuine distress. "I didn't mean to... I just reacted. I'm really sorry, Alpha Killian." She was fidgeting nervously, clearly terrified that she had created some kind of intra pack incident. Her hands were shaking slightly, and she kept glancing between Killian and me like she expected one of us to explode with anger. Before Killian could respond to her apology, I stepped forward. "It was just a little kick to remind you what training in Shadowfang Pack looks like," I said with a slight smirk. "Our warriors are taught to react instinctively to unexpected contact." I couldn't resist the opportunity to put Killian down, even subtly. He had been holding my woman's wrist like he had some kind of right to touch her, and I wanted to mak

