Caius's Ultimatum
Caius's POV
I stood outside my father's office door, my fist raised to knock, my entire body shaking with rage. The full moon was tomorrow night. Tomorrow night, he would stand before our pack and claim her. My mate. The girl who was supposed to be mine.
The rejection hadn't worked. I'd felt it from the beginning, that stubborn thread that refused to snap completely. Every time she was near, my wolf clawed at my insides, desperate to claim what was ours. And every time I smelled my father's scent on her skin, that thread turned to barbed wire, tearing me apart from the inside out. I didn't knock. I shoved the door open hard enough that it slammed against the wall.
My father looked up from his desk, his green eyes hardening instantly. "Learn to knock, Caius."
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