Not yours to reject
"Liaison work. Regular visits. You're not fooling anyone. You're using pack business to get your hands on something that isn't yours."
"She was never yours to begin with," Jaxton says. "You made that clear yourself, in front of two hundred witnesses, three days ago."
"That doesn't give you the right to swoop in and claim what's left."
"I'm not claiming anything. I'm asking her pack for cooperation that benefits both our territories." Jaxton's tone stays maddeningly calm, and I can see it cost him nothing to say it, which somehow makes Dean angrier than if he'd shouted back. "If that bothers you, maybe examine why it bothers you so much, given you're the one who threw her away."