Chapter 8

~Derick Mondragon~

I felt my anger boiling up as Mia started to yell at me, accusing me of not taking action against Alpha Blake. "Mia, calm down," I said, trying to keep my voice level.

But she continued to shout, and I felt a surge of frustration. Mia refused to be quiet as she continue that, "Why did you let him go? He came here to attack us, and you just let him leave! We had the chance to get rid of him!"

I felt my control slipping as she continued to yell at me. "Stop yelling at me, Mia! I'm still the Alpha here, and I deserve some respect!"

Mia stopped yelling and looked at me. "I'm sorry," she said, her voice softening. "I just...I don't understand why you didn't fight him. We can't let the Night Walkers get away with this."

"I know, and I won't let them get away with it," I said, my voice firm. "But we need to be smart about it. We can't just attack without a plan. We need to gather information and find out what their next move is."

Mia nodded, her expression serious. "You're