Liam POV
It was amusing watching Riley try to ignore the man's comments while also pitching ideas to help his business. Alpha Danny was a brute and didn't hide it.
He, of course, wasn't nearly as rough as he normally is simply because I was there. He wasn't sure if I was protecting this human girl or not, but everyone was careful not to piss off Demetrius. Alerting a human to our ways was the best way to get your head taken off.
"So, let me get this straight." Danny adjusted his body in his seat. "You think my business is a failure and I need to stop making handcrafted works of art from these very trees surrounding us, and start making piece of crap furniture that would break just from touching it, or I'll lose everything?"
Oh, he was about to explode. Riley actually presented herself very well and avoided any harsh comments about his truly failing business, but Alpha Danny has been told this same story for years.
"No sir, that's not what I'm saying. You can still make anything you
