Max I let out a low, frustrated growl and storm after my mate. "Rion," I link. "Yo, you two done, or heading for round three?" he replies, laughing like the smartass he is. "f**k, Rion—were we really that loud?" "You remember when the older pups got into that brawl in the locker rooms, and we heard them from the packhouse?" I freeze. "No... no way!" "Yup." God. That fight had woken half the compound—it was all yelling and crashing metal. "s**t," I groan. "Okay, but—Rion... I didn’t, um, project anything, did I?" There's a beat of silence before he bursts out laughing so hard he has to cut the link. "Rion!" I snarl, stomping toward the packhouse. "I’m going to fucken kill him." I crash through the front doors to find him doubled over, still laughing. I head straight for him, fi

