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“Only if she confessed, and I don’t see that happening”

“All that trouble just to make you her mate”

“Like youAfter Queen Myra and o, she’d be the most powerful princess”

“Or if you beco, she’d be the queen”

“Not such a reiven up his title, my niece is a beta and vulnerable to an alpha’s influence The queen becae No more children”

“That’s odd after having pups she’d suddenly become infertile” Gaby had learned all olves were first born as wolves until bitten by the alpha of the pack Upon reaching wolf adulthood at three years, they then underwent the change and shifted into a twenty-one-year-old huic rather than science Max and Margo were noenty-three years old

“Actually, she hasn’t gone into heat They are seeking help from a clinic in Norway”

“What if her lack of heat was intentional?”

He shook his head “Again, you speak of betrayal within our ranks”

“Huhout our history resorted to whatever ain power Poison, false accusations or beheading got rid of people to gain ultimate power Certainly, olves are not immune to this”

Steele’s face reddened and he lowered his head A pained or rather shamed look on his face “No they are not”

He’d never discussed his father, King Conall with her, but Cricket hinted to his father so their kind An oath breaker He’d been quietly eliminated before word spread to the packs Then there was his brother Maccon who carried the taint of Griswold and later killed by enforcer Dominic In time, Steele would confide in her about such skeletons in the closet, but why bring up the painful past? Especially since Steele, like his father was now an oath breaker Change the subject “I think we should focus on destroying Tomlin and Project Sabertooth”

“Agreed”

“One thing about To tohi a small army”

“It ht be fun to meet at a local zoo,” he chuckled