TARA’S POV:
I’m furious!
Papa stands behind the Alpha’s massive oak desk. His eyes flicker with a hint of amusement at my fury.
"How could you beat and lock up Zaide? You know how much he means to me!"
A growl rumbles from dad’s chest that makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
"And how can you make sure that Zaide won’t try to steal my Alpha title back? After he put us in jail, and we betrayed him, do you really think he can be trusted?"
I falter since papa is right. But the thought of Zaide locked up, not even given a doctor to check his wounds and injuries, is unbearable. I love him, and I can’t let him suffer like this!
I push down my anger and let my desperation rise to the surface. Tears well up in my eyes, my voice softer now, "Papa, please. I beg you, let him go.
