Dagger It was hard to hold back, and I wasn't going to keep doing that. I needed to let Alice know that she couldn't just keep abusing my mate without consequences. I had no idea why she was acting that way, but I wasn't going to let her get away with it. She was disrespecting me and my family by acting that way against my mate. I had no option but to talk to her, but I felt bad about it since Hope had asked me to stay out of it. I knew where to find her, and luckily she was alone. It would be easier to face her if there were no witnesses. "Alice, how are you?" I greeted her, trying to keep my temper under control. "Dagger, took you long enough to come to talk to me. I thought your little mate would go crying to you after the first day," she said mockingly. "She doesn't complain, it's