“You shouldn’t be here.”
The warning was laced with quiet menace, but Kieran didn’t move. He stood his ground, his body tense, his golden eyes locked onto the man in front of him.
The Alpha.
Kieran had always respected him, always followed his orders. But now, as the weight of his pack’s judgment pressed down on him, he realized he was standing on the edge of something he could never take back.
“I won’t let you touch her,” Kieran said, his voice steady despite the storm raging inside him.
The Alpha—his father—tilted his head, his dark gaze piercing. “You would defy your own blood for her?”
Kieran clenched his jaw. “Yes.”
Murmurs rippled through the gathered wolves. The firelight flickered, casting shadows across the circle where Kieran stood alone. His pack—his family—surrounded him
