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"I’m happy," Curran told hi happy! It’s about duty and obligations and doing soations?" Curran asked, his voice mild "What was your duty to my mate when I was comatose?"

Mahon opened his mouth

"Did you protect her?" Curran asked "Did you help her? Did you do anything to support this future legacy?"

"She was not a proper mate She will never be a proper et to decide that" Curran said "It isn’t your place I chose her I led the Pack for seventeen years and it failed me when I needed it most You failed me"

Mahon recoiled

"My obligation to the Pack is over," Curran said "You failed to uphold your end of the bargain"

"Speaking of duty," George put in "What the hell were you thinking, sending a fifteen-year-old against Andorf? He was a berserk bear with years of experience and Curran could barely shave Why didn’t you go, Dad?"

"Be quiet," Mahon snapped "You were barely twelve You have no idea as involved I sent him because we needed a leader Because the packs wouldn’t followday and I was tired of standing

"So your convenience and lofty ideals justified sending a child to the slaughter and then unloading the burden of being in charge of people’s lives on hie raised her eyebrows "So you could stand behind the throne and have fun playing kingmaker? You should ask yourself, Dad, why all your children want to escape Maybe we’re not the problem"

"This is it!" Mahon roared "This ends now You’re co froh" Jih Mahon’s roar like a knife

"--key, I’ll--"

"I said, enough!" Jim snarled "No member of the Pack will interfere with separation No ainst her will because her father is on a power trip Mind your conduct, Alpha"