Tears quickly filled my eyes, and I felt my heart knot into a giant cluster of emotions. How dare he stand here and act like he cared for my brother when he very possibly killed him? How dare he act like he cared about anything but his image, his power? His authority?

"Does he?"

Alpha Eros slowly backed away, then pushed his fingers through his hair. "If you are going to live here, you are going to have to keep your mouth shut."

I swallowed hard, and he turned away, ...