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209. The Challenge
~ CASIMIR ~
“You believe my mate is capable of… neutering me? Choose your words very carefully, Cayn,” I muttered.
All eyes in the room snapped back and forth between me and the elder wolf, whose stony expression didn’t waver, though I caught the tang of fear in his scent.
He swallowed, but he didn’t submit, and when he spoke his voice was strong and sure.
“Your previous mates have been little more than vessels at your side.”
“Weak and mindless, both of them,” I growled. “Jesse’s streng
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