Carlson's movements stopped abruptly."That's enough! Stop picking that shit up!" he said, rubbing his temples in anger. "It's just a stupid jar anyway! I'll buy another one for you if you insist! Selena never meant to break it!"I froze halfway through cleaning up the mess.Then, I slowly got to my feet and took a step back, addressing him respectfully yet distantly, "There's no need for that, Alpha Carlson."Carlson froze for a split second.Over the past 15 years, I had only ever called Carlson by his nickname, "Carl", no matter if we were alone or in public. Even if he reminded me again and again that I should always refer to him as "Alpha" and obey the rules, I would stubbornly refuse, insisting that it was only a term of address for a wolf that I wasn't close to.But now, even though we were in a private space with just a few of us, I had referred to him as "Alpha Carlson".A strange sense of unease instantly washed over him.Selena also sensed that he was distracted and
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