CHAPTER 17

She rolled her eyes, implying he was being dramatic. In actuality, he was dead on. "He won’t hurt me. I know it’s not Gio, I know his wolf is in control, but his wolf considers me his mate just as Gio does."

"She’s got a point," said Andrew, sighing. "She’s the person he’s least likely to hurt. He usually shows signs of calming by now."

"His mate was threatened. That’s why he’s like this." Donny gestured at him, as anxious and fidgety as the others. Whenever an Alpha was unstable it leaked out into the pack link.

"I can’t just stand here." When Duda again blocked her path she growled. "Move out of my way."

"Danica, come on, I’m Beta he’ll kill me if something happens to you."

"And I’m temporarily Alpha female, which means I outrank you, but even if I wasn’t Alpha, I’d still expect you to move the hell out of my way.

So do it."

"What if he hurts you? It’ll distress him to know he’s harmed his mate.

Have you thought about that?"