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Caspian's POV

My wolf was relentless. I was not given  single minute of peace in my being as it clawed at me to do something.

At first, I refused to acknowledge it, keeping a straight face and staring into the distance, away from the sheer embarrassment that this stupid man was putting her through.

The more his words turned harsher, the harder I gritted my teeth.

I should not interfere. After all, she is not the one I came for.

Then he hit her. The metallic smell of blood hit my nose and I heard her wolf howl for mine, a bond that I did not even know both of them had managed to form in the few minutes we kissed.

That was it. I could not bear it anymore.

" That's enough!" I finally let out.

The entire room went cold. Even her father that had been in a corner smirking slightly had the smirk wiped off his face almost immediately.

He sputtered and cleared his throat, trying to form words.

" Alpha Caspian. This must be so upsetting for you to watch. I know you hate mingling with things like this. They will take it somewhere else now" he said.

As he spoke, he gestured to a guard to come pick her up, Alpha Brian shooting me a glare before he got up too, clearly going to another room to continue her torture.

" Don't touch her." I snarled at the guards that attempted to pick her up.

Immediately, their hands left hers, my order more domineering than the flimsy excuse of an Alpha I had come to see.

He gave an uneasy chuckle again.

" You seem to have been provoked Alpha Caspian. Please forgive me. That's the thing with Morgan. She has a way of making her issues the problem of everyone else.

This is just a little way of trying to discipline her. Her mate has been nothing but kind to her and all she has been is disrespectful and wicked to him. He is only correcting her"

Wait...she used to have a mate?

That little twinge of jealousy that I did not want to bloom took root in my chest, not caring that I was trying to shake off the feeling in my head.

So this man child used to be her mate?

Was this what the family has turned to now? Is this the kind of a family I was going to marry into?

I stared down at the snivelling mess of an alpha, Brian.

His eyes met mine, holding it no longer than a few minutes before he looked back down.

Good.

" A man that beats his wife is no worse than an animal. Correction? You are humiliating her and ruining her sanity. Surely that has nothing to do with you correcting her."

He scoffed.

" And who are you to tell me what to do?"

I raised a brow, the air grew tense.

Amara that sat beside me just an instant ago shrunk slowly away from me as though she was scared of what my anger might do now that I seemed livid.

" If I were you I would thread lightly. You should not run your mouth so certainly when you are in my presence "

He scoffed.

" Well she is my mate and how I decide to correct or talk to her has zero to nothing to do with you".

My eyes turned to stare back at Morgan, now conflicted.

I knew now that I was acting mainly on the fact that she was my mate and I could not bear to see her this way. But on the other hand, I did not also want to set myself up with her. Amara was good for my pack. Marrying her will be a solid tie for my pack and hers.

Not Morgan.

" I'm sorry for stressing you out Alpha Caspian. I will stay away now" she said.

She gave a low bow, a few droplets of blood staggering to the floor while I tried to think.

Goddess...I was about to make a mistake.

" Do you want to go back with him to the pack?" I asked her.

A small crowd had gathered by now.

At first they had settled on just slightly peeking in and then walking away, but now, they either did not care that we could see them, or they just were not having it.

Morgan raised her head up in shock.

" What?"

" You heard me. Do you want to return back to his pack?"

She shook her head slowly, then she stopped.

" I don't have anywhere else to go Alpha Caspian"

Amara got up abruptly.

" Baby...this is all just a misunderstanding. Can we please let these love birds settle amongst themselves while we focus on us?" She asked, instantly coming to my side and clinging onto my arms.

It irked me.

I pulled my hands away from hers, her face falling as she turned to stare at Morgan like she was the problem.

" Can't you see my mate is stressing himself out because of you? Just how selfish can you be?! Apologize right now and leave"

I glared at her, a low growl leaving my lips.

She stumbled back, her words faltering, eyes filled with surprise as she stared at her father for support.

I was definitely making a fucking mistake.

" Morgan I asked you a question. Do you want to go back with him?!"

She swallowed.

" No I don't."

" Then that settles it. From today on wards, I acknowledge and recognize Morgan as a member of my pack. She will not belong to this pack of the pack of...this man. Is that clear?"

The air turned sour.

" Alpha Caspian you really don't have to...."

" I asked if that is clear?!"

No one said anything again.

I took that as my answer.

" Good. Pack your your bags Morgan. You are returning to my pack with me.".