RONAN’S POV
I stormed out of the ballroom with my pulse pounding in my ears and my breath coming in ragged and uneven bursts. The tension in my body coiled so tightly it felt like I was seconds away from detonating. Every muscle was strung tight, my jaw aching from how hard I was clenching my teeth.
I needed to get out of there before I did something reckless or more like before I destroyed Mason for that smug little display and ruined everything I had spent years trying to build.
One mistake. That was all it would take. One second of losing control and the alliance I had fought tooth and nail for, the one that could change everything for my pack, would crumble before it even had a chance to begin.
I had to think of them. I had to even as my hands curled into fists, my skin still b
