Bane POV
“ Alpha,” Lionel calls carefully.
“ That's indeed a good plan but some pack members might not see it that way." Lionel moves closer, lowering his voice. “ There are people who know that she didn't abandon the pack, that you sold her to secure your position. There are still those who question your right to rule, who remember that your brother chose Penelope as his successor, not you."
Lionel’s words are meant to be a polite reminder but they trigger the hatred I have buried deep inside me for years.
I whip my head so fast it almost snaps and glare at him, pinning him down with my gaze and letting my alpha power wash through him.
"My brother is dead," I snarl.
“ The moment he died is the day his choices disappeared with him." I spat angrily. Even when six feet under, he stil
