The Predator
But he reined himself in, his voice cold and even as he growled, “Leave my mate and pup out of this. Let's settle this like Alphas. You and I, one on one.”
The rogue only laughed coldly, the sound mocking as he sneered at Cassian's proposal. “I didn't come here to defeat you, Alpha Cassian. I came to annihilate you, to avenge every rogue you've brutalized. And I know you're all too familiar with the agony of losing a mate... but the pain of losing your precious pup? That's a fresh hell you've yet to experience.”
Fear coiled in my stomach like a living thing, its icy grip squeezing tight everything inside. My eyes flashed towards the rogue in a heartbeat, blazing with a fierce protectiveness.