Dove pov
I shudder. Matthias was right about this pack - if the Alpha's friend enjoys such rituals in the bedroom, I can only imagine what other members of his pack indulge in.
"That is disturbing. Would I die from this?"
"No." The sternness in his tone makes me jump. "I wouldn't allow anyone in his arms were that the case."
I take another sip. "Why bother being so noble?"
He angles his head, confused. "Why bother?"
"You're an Alpha. You can do whatever you please," I mumble.
Alpha's can lie, they can deceive and they can manipulate. Matthias surely does, expecting adherence to certain values that he doesn't maintain himself.
Varian has no reason to be truthful. He doesn't even know me.
"Morality doesn't play favourites, Dove," he muses. "I may live a life of less moral accountabi
