Third Person's POV
Aldridge's chest heaved as he bellowed, "Cliff! Do you think the Dalton family has no one left to stand up?"
Vanya glanced down at her arm, held firmly by Cliff. Her skin felt seared by the heat from his palm.
She sneered, "What? Do you plan to abduct someone from the Dalton family, Alpha Cliff?"
Cliff fell silent for a moment. Then, the cold pheromones of a top Alpha surged abruptly, a flicker of amber wolf eyes flashing in his dark pupils. "Don't push me."
"However powerful you are, it's quite bold of him to try to make trouble in the Daltons," Vanya said, undeterred by his aura, her voice steady.
Cliff's grip on Vanya's arm tightened until his knuckles whitened, his nails faintly revealing a half-inch of silver.
The cold pheromones of the top Alpha surged again
