Cassien’s POV “Remind me again why we shouldn’t kill him?” Asher asked, glaring at the man who realized too late that he was pushing too many buttons at a time. It was times like this I loved putting people in their place. We might be in need, but that doesn’t mean we will be looked down upon. We still hold our place as the rulers, and a mutt who sees himself as a Beta needs to understand that. He turned red in an instant. Not from anything we did but from the fear of the little aura we emitted. I turned to Lenal, who shook his head. “Do not do anything irrational,” he mind-linked. Lenal was our hold not to kill him. After all, there isn’t a lot Wildfire pack can do about it. However, we had to be sensible, right? “I apologize for my words, Your Majesty,” he raised his head briefly t

