ALPHA PARTHE. The moment I stepped into that dining hall, something in me snapped. How dare she dress in that manner for other men to see? She was too exposed for my liking. This wasn't just a mistress but my mate. I couldn't tolerate that. I had to ask her to leave. I saw the disappointment and embarrassment in her eyes, but who cares? As long as she is shielded from the hungry eyes of other men, then I am fine. Call me selfish. "Alpha," Tervan's voice pulled me out of my thoughts, and I lifted my gaze from the scrolls I was meant to be reading before my thoughts drifted away. "Tervan," I gave him my attention, "sit." I and Tervan have been friends since childhood. His father was the Beta of our pack, but something tragic happened to him when I became Alpha, and Tervan has been

