“What is the issue?”He enquired, a scowl adorning his visage.
“I believe you must eat first.” “That would be the appropriate protocol of an Alpha towards a rogue.” She shrugged, indicating that a rogue held no status and would be fed last, if at all. If she were indoors, a pack would probably be located in a cell or on the floor.
“I expect you to refrain from concerning yourself with such protocols; please eat, as we are equals at this table at present.” She glared at him, but then proceeded to pick up her fork and consume her meal. She had also been famished when Logan and Stella ordered dinner; both had received substantial burgers and fries, and Stella had declined to let her ruin her appetite by taking chips from either plate.
“How is Logan faring? Did I intimidate him?” I did not intend to.
No, he does not appear to be frightened. “He is perplexed,” she replied candidly.
“I do not wish for him to fear either me or Aiden.” Or the unit, in fact.
“Mm,” she was confident that he did not desire that whatsoever. “What type of custody arrangement do you seek from me?”Brianna enquired, directly addressing the purpose of the dinner.
After an extended period of silence, she eventually raised her gaze from her meal to him. He frowned at her again, his hands poised over his meal, as her direct question appeared to have interrupted him. Speculated whether he was unaccustomed to being questioned by others.
“I do not desire shared custody, Brianna.” Wolves typically do not engage in that behaviour. Is that what you are enquiring about? Is it so?“
“It is,” she elucidated, aware that he would not desire a consensus, but rather wish to possess Logan exclusively. Within his backpack. “I possess a life and enterprises to manage, and I believe your Gamma is on the verge of appropriating my full-time business manager.” Stella predominantly manages the entire company. I was poised to elevate her to full partner status with this action. She is indispensable to me and my enterprises. I am already conceding something to you. I am not prepared to relinquish everything to you. It appears that shared custody, albeit unconventional, is the viable option in this situation.
“No, Brianna, I desire both you and Logan to reside with me and rejoin the pack.”
“This will not occur.” Layla and I have no desire to reside within a Pack, unequivocally.
“May I hear that directly from Layla?””
“You could, provided she is willing to come forward.” She does not, nor did her wolf exhibit any interest whatsoever. At this moment, Layla was situated deep within her consciousness, curled in a foetal position, attempting to perceive the man who still bore the scent of her Mate. A man who would never recognise her as such, she was currently experiencing pain merely from being in his presence.
Would only emerge if there was a threat to them or if they attempted to contact her. She wished to avoid proximity to her former Mate, desiring to distance herself from any wolf, particularly the one who would never regard her as she had always desired.
This man was the primary source of their suffering; for all those years, he was the reason she no longer wished to identify as a wolf.
Is Layla in a satisfactory condition?He enquired softly.
Brianna arched an eyebrow at him now. “What relevance does my wolf hold for you?”She genuinely desired to exclaim, “You never cared previously,” but refrained from doing so. Being in this room with him was exceedingly difficult; she had erected all her defences, yet after hearing the remarks of his Beta and Delta, she too felt perplexed. However, it was merely her. Layla would not participate in this.
Aiden is extremely concerned about Layla. He has scarcely encountered her, and when he has, he sighed, she exhibits constant aggression. Is she well, Brianna?
“No, she dislikes being in the presence of wolves, and you are presently compelling her to do so,” she asserted bluntly.
“I do not intend to be Brianna; Aiden and I…” He sighed once more, and she observed him placing his knife and fork down, directing his gaze at her. “We consider you our companion.”
That captured her attention, “Really?” Do you perceive my fragrance?She enquired, struggling to suppress the bitterness in her tone, fully aware that they could not, anticipating the response even before he articulated it.
“No,” he replied, shaking his head. “However, there are indicative signs, and given your status as a Sterling, it appears that all Sterlings are imperceptible.” Alpha Nathan asserts that there exists a Sterling method to ascertain if! I am your companion.
“Indeed, commendable for him.” “He is a despicable individual, having done nothing but threaten me and my son,” she retorted sharply at him. “Threatened to unleash the Wolfen Council upon me, in fact.” To have me incarcerated in Wolfen Prison, thereby separating me from my son. “Therefore, I would advise against placing any trust in the statements made by that Alpha.” She rose from the table and departed, unwilling to engage further in conversation.
Observed him obstruct her departure, employing his wolf-like speed to accomplish this. Carlos emerged from his room, likely prompted by her agitation regarding Alpha Nathan’s demands, and she realised she could not overpower Ryder, who obstructed her exit.
