Mira POV
Rowan shook his head as if he regretted laughing the second it happened. "Don't get used to that." "Oh, I absolutely will." "You'll be disappointed." "I don't think so."
"You've known me for barely a week." "And yet I've already figured out you're not nearly as intimidating as you pretend to be." "I don't pretend." "You do." "I don't." "You've got this whole..." I waved a hand at him. "...silent, scary Alpha routine going on."
"It's not a routine." "It is." "Mira." "I'm serious." "So am I." "No, you're proving my point."
He let out a slow breath, the kind people did when they were deciding whether continuing a conversation was worth the effort.
"I've led this pack for years."
"I know." "I don't get to react to every situation the way everyone else does."
"I know that too.
