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Yes, I protected my partner, but that was part of our natural instincts.

I should suspect someone who could hurt Chloe. And it didn't matter that Eleanor kept saying she had Chloe's best interests at heart.

She continued to do things that tested her emotions, and it hurt me to see my partner feeling sad, upset, and exhausted because of this old friend.

Suddenly, she turned her bright eyes only to me.

“Perhaps you would like to join me on the walk, pup?”

I showed my teeth. “I would like you to call me Alpha Aaron and nothing else.”

She scoffed at that. “I will address you by whatever name I see fit.

Right now, you look and talk like a stubborn, silly puppy.

So that’s what you are.”

I was on my feet immediately, Cronnos threatening to come out of me.

Who the hell does this woman think she is?

Let me out and I'll show her who the real Alpha is.

She is constantly trying to take our mate away from us.

Stop it, I tried to reason with him. If I attack her now, Chloe will be mad a