Candidate Three: Mason
Mason is the broad-shouldered male with the military posture. He steps in like he is reporting for duty, not interviewing. He waits for instruction, calm as stone.
“You disobeyed an order to protect a pup,” I say. “Would you disobey me to protect my mate.”
“Yes,” he answers immediately.
“No hesitation,” I note.
“Hesitation gets people killed,” Mason says.
I lean back in my chair. “Tell me the difference between disobeying an Alpha because the Alpha is wrong, and disobeying an Alpha because you think you know better.”
That is where most of them trip. He does not.
“Ego is loud,” Mason says. “Duty is not. If I disobey, it will be because the objective changed. Protecting a pup is not optional. Protecting a Luna is not optional. If an order contradicts the object
