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Fate and Fury Quinn Loftis 19280K 2023-08-31

"Is there so funny?" Vasile asked as he stepped around the Alphas who stood in front of him

"No disrespect Alpha, but yourin the bed yourcare of your pack?" A chorus of coughs, growls, and snarls flowed over the group and before the sound could die down Vasile had movedwolf by the throat on his back His face was less than an inch froht harder than he ever had for his control

"What is your naasped from the hold Vasile had on his neck

"Rico," Vasile repeated slowly, "you forget your place It will be my pleasure to remind you" Vasile jumped back and ripped his shirt off "Get up!" He spat

"Vasile, please do not do this," Ciro asked, cautiously

Vasile’s eyes narrowed as he turned to look at the Alpha "My allotment for mercy has been exceeded today I ao I will not kill hi that he would not change Vasile’s otten to his feet

"I don’t want to fight you," he told Vasile

"I didn’t ask what you wanted and you are not high enough in any pack to tellan evil like the world has never known I cannot afford to have disobedient wolves under my command, nor can your Alphas You made your choice when you spoke disrespectfully of ed and phased intackled by the huge black wolf Rico phased and bared his teeth at the Alpha Vasile was h Rico didn’t seem the least intimidated That was his first mistake

Vasile circled the smaller wolf His lips pulled back from his teeth and his body shook with the effort to hold hier ould grow impatient andRico threw his body into Vasile, his shoulder caught Vasile in the throat tehed to hiht that air is what kept him alive, then he knew not of what it was to bebeyond his reach in their bed Next to her, air was optional He spun around out of the shoulder that had been pressed into hiether and heard the snap in the bone A collective groan vibrated in the background, but Vasile shut it out He quickly let go of the leg and jued forward, quickly biting hard into the young pup’s flank He tasted blood in his mouth and his anted to howl for the victory of first blood Over and over, Vasile lunged, bit, and juot close to Vasile after that first lunge Once Vasile saw that there wasn’t an inch of Rico’s fur that wasn’t coated in blood, he lunged a final tirabbed the other wolfs throat He pulled his head back and Rico’s body went up and over Vasile’s head as he slarunt rushed out of the wolf’s lungs Vasile tightened his hold on the pup’s throat and growled He waited Finally the wolf closed his eyes and stretched his head back fully exposing his neck Vasile released Rico and snarled a final time He stepped off of him and phased back into his human form He stood, oblivious to his nakedness, and howled The wolves all joined in and when he stopped, so did they

"I will have order Anyone who feels the need to exert their dominance please let ood idea This had better not happen again" He walked back over to the Alphas, effectively dis to ask how you let this happen because I understand that controlling do is difficult at best What I a to do to prevent it froain? We can’t afford to be at odds with each other If Desdeures out a way to divide us, she will exploit it Don’t give her that ah without our help"

"Alpha," Vasile heard fro there with the otherthere the whole time?" He asked her