“I kill nothing without the king’s consent,” he continued, as if he could read my thoughts. “Briggs and Addison came from a problem. One that I’ve handled. Oliver, however, is not from their pack.”
I already knew this. He was born to a rogue wolf and managed to live mainly under the radar. I didn’t tell Axel this, though.
“He tried to join two packs. One in his younger years because his wolf drove him to it. Instinct. And one just a few short years ago for love. Both shunned him. Shunned, but never reported. I understand because most don’t want to see my handsome face or claws, but in the last pack, the woman’s father was an alpha. He disapproved of the match. Violently. When I asked why he didn’t report it, he told me it was fear.”
“Fear?” I asked, startled. “Of Oliver? He’s the most e
