Patience's POV Kelsey's face darkened instantly, his Alpha aura flaring with a metallic, needle-like sharpness. "Watch your tongue, even as Patience's friend," he warned. Yvette lifted her chin, undaunted. "Isn't it the truth?" Kelsey's expression turned grimmer; his grip on the reins tightened until his knuckles whitened, and faint shadows of wolf claws flickered between his fingers. I stepped forward, placing myself between Yvette and Kelsey. "Kelsey, if you dare harm my friend, I'll expose your affair with Hazel right here and now! Let's see how steady Hoffman Tech's stock price remains then." I declared. "How dare you!" Kelsey's fury blazed, his eyes brimming with thinly veiled threats. His aura surged, aiming to overpower me. But my wolf growled in defiance, unleashing my own

