The older wolf snarled back, “Don’t you dare defend that thing after what it’s done!”

“That thing is your Alpha,” Kaden shot back, “The same Alpha who’s fought for you, bled for you, and led this pack for years without fail. You owe him your life, most of you more than once.”

“He’s not my Alpha anymore!” Someone else shouted from the forming crowd. It was a younger warrior, and his arm was wrapped in blood-soaked bandages. “An Alpha doesn’t harm his own ...