Letting Tahlia in first, I shut the door and turned, almost slamming my face into Dallas. He was looming in front of me with his hands on his hips. I raised my eyebrow at him.“What? I’m home before the sun went down, Dad.” I waved outside where the light was painting the sky in an orange glow.“You’re going to run yourself into the ground. Again, Ephraim. You’ve been sleeping what, three or four hours a night? You’re taking up multiple patrols and you’re trying to still do work while you’re at it!”“I am! I am trying to figure out what the hell is going on! Without having to take some random she-wolf as my Luna just to get a couple knights out here!” My voice rose, the air shifting around me.Dallas wasn’t backing down. “You need to allow me to go out more so you can come in! I’m fine taking full patrols! It’s my job as Beta…”“You’re a new father, Dallas!” I growled at him. “I am not going to take you away from your pup more than I need to! I can handle a few fucking patrols. What I
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