The room is suddenly suffocating me. It was if in that single moment....the moment those words left his mouth, the oxygen was siphoned out of this place. My lungs felt like they were on fire with every attempt to breathe. The slight intoxication that I had been enjoying evaporated instantly, leaving me breathless. The music, though still blaring, felt like it had faded away into nothingness, with just Nico’s words ringing on repeat in my mind.
“No,” Sam blinked rapidly, “Absolutely not.”
Alpha Xavier glanced over to the bartender who was staring at Nico with wide eyes, “Did you hear what he just said?”
The man nodded.
“Sir, I need you to use words. What did this man sitting right here just say?” he spoke to the bartender.
“He uhm....challenged you for your pack and title,” the b
