“Reject her then kill her!” Richard ordered, driven by hollow ego and a need for self-satisfaction. He aimed to demonstrate his supposed almightiness to the pack members. The mention of rejection sent a chill down Egon's spine. The word ‘rejection’ had become a festering wound in his heart since the moment Emily had asked for a rejection in the forest. Their relationship had nearly shattered, winning Emily back had not been easy. Now the mere mention of rejection tore open the old wound, Egon felt his control over his wolf slipping away. The father under whose shadow he had grown, the father whose path he had always unquestioningly followed, whose orders he had obeyed with unwavering loyalty now felt like an enemy. The desire to kill his father consumed him, a hate filled resentment th