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It’s true I had expected something from the man. But this? This was the very last thing I had expected him to do.

Without a second thought, I lunged at Gary, my hands grasping his furry wolf form. I slammed him against a nearby tree, the impact rattling both of us. My grip tightened around his throat, my rage boiling over as I contemplated ending his life right then and there.

The man we had come to find lay lifeless on the ground, his throat ripped open by Gary's ferocious assault. Anger coursed through my veins, rampaging about, and threatening to consume me entirely.

In that moment, a storm of conflicting emotions raged within me. Disbelief mingled with a profound sense of betrayal as I stared at Gary with a chilly gaze. How could he have done this? What the hell gave him the confidence to go so openly against me, an Alpha, in a place where I could easily end his life?

'Come on, Alpha,' his voice reverberated in my mind as he squirmed in my grip. 'Do not do this. You want answers?