Book 3 -48-

[Debatable]

ARIELLA

Infuriated, hands balled into fists, nostrils flared, and hatred burning in my eyes, I stormed after my father.

“Was locking him away seriously necessary?” I called out, trying to catch up with my father’s long strides. “He proved he was a wolf, yet you locked him away anyway, like some rabid dog.”

Ahead, my father stopped and turned halfway towards me, leveling a look that said he’d heard enough. I had crossed the line and was making things worse.

“I have to be sure he’s not an imposter, a hunter pretending to be a wolf. It’s like Alpha Declan pointed out. Nobody knows what made him a wolf.”

I shook my head in disgust. “Malik did nothing wrong. He’s not some test used to see how well we can protect our pack.”

“You’ve got no clue what you’re talking about,” Dad said, returning to his earlier pace. “There’s a lot to do. I suggest you focus on that before you join your mate in the cells.”

“Ugh!” I let out an angry growl and kicked a small stone in my path, sen