Rejected by the Alpha princess
"A pity. The ice always wins in the end, Princess. Remember that when the violet veins reach your heart."
My uncle slammed his gavel against the stone table, breaking the tension before the Northern Alphas could draw blood.
"The proposal is noted and declined," my uncle announced, his voice tight. "We return to the business of the Southern territory. Derek of the Blackwood Ridge pack, step forward."
Derek dragged his feet across the bloody stone, his posture broken. He looked up at my uncle, then at his father, searching for a shred of salvation. Alpha Richard kept his eyes fixed on the floor, his hands clenched into fists. He had abandoned his son to save the pack.
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