“What the hell was that for?” What was that for? Could he really be so dense? “What do you think it was for? For telling me I should take you to mate and it’s not a big deal because you’re going to die?” “It solves your problems. You didn’t want to be mated. My guess is it’ll only last a matter of hours until the infection—” “Then what, huh?” She shoved him. “Then you’ll ask your brother to take yet another of his pack’s lives?” “Better me to die than him. He’s the Alpha. This is my purpose and my duty to the pack.” “What about your duty to me? What about me? You expect me to deliver you to your death? Just like that?” “If anyone could be pragmatic about it, Voshkie, I thought it would be you. If Ondrej Turns, I don’t know that I’ll be able to put him down. I’m just a Beta of a decimated pack.
