Tabitha’s POV

What happens next is me opening the floodgates of resentment dressed in sarcastic jabs.

“What do you expect from a man who thinks the world bends around his title?” Reed shrugs. He looks disinterested but the fury in his eyes betrays him. “That old man has always believed that everything exists to serve him. The pack. The fleet. Even his own blood.”

Jace lets out a quiet scoff. “You make him sound generous,” he says. “You forgot to mention that he only cares about two things. One, being the alpha of Crystal Ridge. Two, commanding the Kaelara naval station. Beyond that, he has no space for anything else.”...