I sighed and rolled my shoulders. Ken and Dean were also nursing their wounds from our earlier

for you." Wyatt took some breaths in between

een absolutely insufferable as of late. I thought we'd be able to go back

a little longer. We need to ramp up training. I'm going

pecially given my plans. However, there was only so much they could say. At the end of th

territory. Then you can hit yo

ning training session looked

the guys around him. "We have th

ou're replacing why you're late." I grabbed my shirt and pulled it over my head. "You should be abl

myself this morning and was under three hours. If I could do it, then I could expect my warriors to do it

sitting in the living room with his tab

an hour with Marco. He's going over

nto the house. "Nate! I needed those

e more difficult. With everything that was going on, me stepping up our packs training, defenses, alliances, making sure the pack was running smoothly,

I was doing. I couldn't speak to him without a fight breaking out. We had butt heads before, but

the wall with a frown on his face. "Had you looked throu

crumbled to the floor within a few minutes against me. Not to mention that they can't do a run in th

cked, you couldn't even beat me, Alpha. No one should have to make a

with the new training regimen for them. I e

il

is fight, Beta? You couldn't even protect your mate. She died protecti

ed to me under my presence. "Yes, Alpha. I'll h

l. I do not want to

u know you

ommand. Sam was curled in on himself, trying to hold himself up against

omeone else is in the room

ur shit together, Nate. You have mourned Aelia. Now, it's time to get your head o

paperwork is on your desk. Maybe you should stop wasting time tryin

me to do mine if you

be happy to show you how much I could not only hold my own, but protect the pe

ou shouldn't be so happy to s

w where I need help if I don't acknowledge them? I'm not all powerful,

glare. Both he and I balled our hands into fists. There was a moment of silence where I wanted

ak. Right now, the only weakness this pack has is yo

even a fraction of what I do. A fraction of what Sam does. You might be Alpha,

o Sam. "Transfer everything regarding the new housing project to me. Apparently, our B

of work into that proje

ack at Nate. "You can't fucking handle it, Beta. Obviously. I will

even against my comman

him how easily I could make him buckle right now. Not with Sam in the room. Goddess,

oor and opened it. "By next week, Sam. Everything

ween Nate and m

I really just needed to avoid him for a while. At some point, he'd get over whatever he was

much to assume that he could push through to get things done. So, if I took some things away, maybe we would

id, Silas. So

my temples. 'Ero

wolf. I am the Alpha. You think Nate is only

didn't seem to be at full strength. If there was anyone outside of Nate who could sour a perfectly good day, it was Eros. For hi

n't disappear! I still feel it, Silas! We have wanted our mate for so long and no

We butt heads. Then, eventually, it

ou will break him! Silas, you won't just lose your mate, you'll lose Nate completely. I don't give a shit if

ing this pack. I will not be with Nate. I will not mark or mate him. I will not do anything. He will

nothing more. It was done. I wouldn't have any more talk of it. There were bigger issues that needed to be worked out. Th