“We can’t win if we don’t take a risk,” I insist. “We have to do this. For Mira’s sake.”
“I can just execute them,” my mate snarls. “I can wipe out the entire race. Pick them off one by one. No more witches, no more problems.”
“Don’t be ridiculous.” I frown at him. “The Wolf Kingdom will turn against you if you behave like that. And you will give more leverage to Thomas and his followers. You may be the king, Darian, but you’re not infallible. Don’t give anybody an excuse to come after you.”
He looks like he wants to object, but I don’t give him the opportunity.
“You are not thinking straight,” I tell him. “Killing indiscriminately isn’t the answer. You will only succeed in putting our daughter in more danger. If even one person considers her a threat, she will never be safe. We have t
