Chapter 34

I tense wondering if my lands are under attack as I’m standing

here.

It’s a distinct possibility.

If I was in their shoes, I wouldn’t wait for a more powerful adversary to show up on my doorstep, I’d take the fight to them and use the element of surprise.

It’s how I’d leveled the playing field with the Roberts Pack a decade ago.

That strategy was the only thing that kept us alive and let us broker the peace in the first place.

“You’ve overplayed your hand,” Liam says. “Furthermore, the actions you took against my father are in direct violation of the peace treaty.”

“Are you forgetting that he harassed my wife and demanded that she steal money from her own pack to send to him? That’s on Roberts. Not on me.”

“I’m not going to debate with you,” Liam says.

Adam nods. “At the end of the day, you know this is best for Leah. You can fight and yell all you want, but you’re the same monster that locked her away for a week with no food. You don’t

deserve her. You never did.

a soft voice says.

all turn to the

are open.

can you give me a few minutes with Aaron

better if we stay

you can get me something from the

Neither male moves.

going to hurt me while I’m here. There are too many witnesses.”

some damning thing to say.

my wife. I’m not going

and it’s obvious she disagrees. Her expression all but says that

Adam and Liam. “Give me a

minutes.”

nod and respect

I cross to her bedside. I feel compelled to reiterate: “I’m not going to

hurt you,

Leah.”

all inflictions

did you hear?” I

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