Alpha Edward stood by the window of his large study, his large hands gripped tightly behind his backas he stared out at the sprawling lands he had claimed as his own. He was insanely furious at thenews he had just received. 

"Katerina!" he roared, his voice vibrating the crystal decanters on the sideboard. 

Katerina entered the room, her robe billowing behind her. She looked at her husband’s rigid back andsighed. "Edward, the neighbors can hear you. What has happened now? Has the council questionedthe territory tax again?" 

"Worse," Edward spat, turning around. His eyes were bloodshot, the veins in his neck bulging. "Didyou know that your niece—that little parasite Nadia—is...