(Audrey's POV)
Arthur stared at me incredulously, and I could feel him forcing back his anger.
"You would blackmail me?" he growled, his voice dangerously low. "With this?"
I met his gaze steadily, refusing to be intimidated. "I prefer to think of it as leverage. You've left me no choice."
"I could simply refuse," he threatened, his Alpha presence filling the car with suffocating pressure. "I'm still the Alpha King. I can deny your request."
"You could," I agreed calmly, though my heart hammered in my chest. "But then every wolf in the North American Alliance would see exactly what your father and Victoria have been doing behind closed doors."
His jaw clenched so tightly I thought he might crack his teeth. The muscle beneath his skin twitched with barely contained rage.
"You wouldn't dare."
I arched an eyebrow, my own wolf rising to the challenge. "Wouldn't I? After everything you've put me through, after choosing Victoria over our unborn pups, after dismissing my concerns abou