(Kael)
The moment Aria left the dining hall, Thunder roared to life in my mind. My wolf wanted blood. He wanted to teach our disrespectful son a lesson he would never forget. The only thing stopping me from shifting right there in the dining hall was the roomful of pack members watching every move I made.
Daniel stood in the middle of the room with a satisfied smile on his face. He thought he had won something today. He thought humiliating my mate in public would somehow prove his point about her worthiness.
He was wrong.
I stood up slowly, letting my Alpha presence fill the room. Every wolf in the dining hall felt it. Conversations stopped. People turned to look at me with wide eyes. Even Daniel's smile faded as he realized he might have pushed too far.
"Sit down," I said quietly, bu
