David Duskbane POV"My..." I start to choke out, my silver eyes locking onto his towering bare chest, but the words dry up in my throat."Franklin, your system does not need to project a false, aggressive shield when standing before my beast," David rumbles, his dark golden eyes scanning the heavy flush spreading down my bare collarbones. The second those soft words leave his fangs, his alpha pride stiffens, realizing his tongue sounds entirely too vulnerable. He quickly drops his chin, his voice turning cold and dominant. "Do not assume your weak acting can deceive my tracking nose. My intellect reads the hidden motives of every wolf in this citadel, so let your limbs save their remaining survival energy."My lips flatten into a cold, defiant line, the slight warmth his words originally sparked inside my chest turning into freezing ice. "My spirit deeply appreciates your alpha advice to save my energy, Warlord, but my inner wolf is completely detached and unbothered by that greedy ba
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