~Maxwell~

It seemed to take forever; the ride back to Nightshade Pack was a somber one as recollections of the earlier incident with Lucian filled my head and I shook it.

How dare he? How dare that bastard attack me like some common rogue? I was an Alpha, leader of one of the most powerful packs in the south, and he'd treated me like trash to be discarded. All because of that worthless woman, that murderer who somehow managed to convince him she was his mate.

"Alpha!" Dexter, my Beta, hurried ...