Episode 58

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MIKAEL'S POV

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"My wife stood against me today because of you. Over and so again, she claimed that you were capable of making certain she was safe, implying even more than I." I tug in a long breath to hold from bubbling over. "Why? Might you be displaying this immaturity because you failed to meet her expectation?"

"You should not lump me in the same sum with you, Alpha. Last I checked," he gains a step in my way. The child, indeed, is as brave as a fool. "You were the one who ordered me to stand down and keep watch outside the store—which I find ironic since I was the one who found Saskia."

"It's Luna to and from you, Crestengalt. Nothing else."

"I knew her by name before she married and became Luna. It is only common sense for me to call her by the name she prefers hearing from me.

His insult does not slink by me as I catch it by the neck. "Common sense?" I chuckle, though his disrespect is everything but funny. "Is there something weighing on your chest that you have to