“Alpha Andrei. I need to have a talk with you. Please come here.” I yell across the yard, just before he starts walking towards me.

It’s amazing. One minute I was in the room with Arabella and the pups, smiling and hopelessly happy, the next, I am out here waiting for Alpha Andrei to start a fight with me. If he doesn’t try anything, I will be forced to initiate the battle, because I can’t let this go unpunished, especially where Arabella and the pups are concerned.

Of course, there is no need to worry about any of that. Soon after he walks over to me, his eyes turn gold,...