THE REJECTED BETA
Kaelen’s expression didn't shift, but his aura rippled, a low, humming vibration of a Beta’s frustration.
"I can’t defy my Alpha’s order, Valerie. He was invoked. The pact was cited. In our world, an Alpha’s word on a blood oath is final. If he stays, he breaks his honour. If I stay as his second-in-command, I am an extension of that breach."
"I’m not asking you to defy him," I whispered, glancing back at the door to Marie’s room. I could hear her moving inside, the clink of a water glass, the sounds of a woman who didn't realise the shield had been dropped.
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