Eryx POV
“You won’t join the search,” I said flatly. I locked eyes with him, letting him feel the weight of my authority.
His jaw tightened. “Why would you deny me such movement? I’m the beta of this pack for goodness’ sake.” His voice rose, a growl buried inside every word.
“And I can strip you of that title.” My voice sharpened, cutting clean through his anger. “Don’t test me.”
Eran’s fists balled at his sides. Rage rolled off him in waves and strangely, that only fed something dark and satisfied inside me. He hated being denied. He hated being outpowered. And I loved watching him choke on it.
“Lincoln is weak,” he bit out. “He can’t keep up with the task.”
I stepped closer, watching his confidence falter for a split second. “The weak one here is you, Eran. You can’t even keep you
