Mufasa gently stroke his short white beard.

“Interesting,” he mumbled then scribbled away in his book.

“Alpha,” Jericho called to Wayne, begging him to not do anything rashly. This situation would spiral into something else if not treaded well with wisdom.

“I'm not taking her, Jericho. I'm not taking Olive to them,” Wayne declared with his teeth bared. Jericho flinched.

“Yikes, Alpha. I'm not asking you to. Don't put that rage out on me,” he stated and ...