Luca gave a quiet snort just as Cassius replied, “Very often. Once, he even used it to take a female wolf away from her mate before the male could claim her.” I remembered when Yari joined my father’s household. It had caused a lot of tension at first, but later she settled in. “Lucien would have been a much better alpha,” Cassius added. His words filled me with sudden pride and warmth. I stood a little taller, even though he might not have known I was listening. “Frost Fang was also a pack where female wolves rarely challenged their mates,” Cassius continued. “I doubt she ever forgave him for breaking an equal bond and forcing her into a lower rank.” As far as I knew, Yari had never forgiven him… or his sons. She had never treated Garth and me like her own children. Later, she admire

