Malakai
I knew what he was implying before he even said it.
And it made me see red.
“You’re a hybrid, Malakai,” he continued. “Not quite a wolf, not quite human. A man caught between two worlds. But my daughter here…” He gestured to her with a sly smile. “She’s pureblood. A union with her could erase your… complicated roots. Imagine what that would mean for your standing. For your future. For our future.”
The room went dead silent. Even Nero stopped fidgeting.
Natalie’s face turned pale, and she looked at me, her eyes wide. I couldn’t tell if she was horrified or hopeful.
Maybe both.
I placed both hands flat on the table. “Let me make something very clear, Seif. I don’t need to erase anything. My roots, my blood, are not a stain to be washed away, and I won’t trade my integrity f
