Chapter Forty-Eight

“Nor do you. She is a person and no one has a right to place any claim on her. She has no mate mark, nor do you so she is her own person. We do not put up with archaic ways of thinking in this pack.” I said, my wolf wanting to snarl and put this ridiculous man in his place.

“She is mine. I own her fair and square and there’s nothing you can do about it.” He snarled as he stood, trying to intimidate us as we remained seated. Stienn and Ezra growled at him in warning as Kane stiffened beside me,his teeth bared in a snarl.

“Sit down and shut up! You will not say another word until I am finished speaking with the girl. That is an order.” I commanded him as I laced it with a heavy dose of Alpha command. He wasn’t nearly strong enough to fight it so immediately he was forced to sit back down and shut his mouth. Satisfied that he couldn’t do anything, I turned to the woman and tried to soothe her. “Please don’t be afraid. I mean you no harm if you have no ill will towards my pack. Now please