Page 32 of Conquered Obstacles

Faster than most could even track, Mary was there and his uncle was flying across the room. She went with him and then was dragging him to the ring.

“I apologize, Mother, but I have several axes to grind with this asshole before we get to kicking other ass,” she growled.

“No death yet,” I told her. “But you can cripple him permanently.”

“Gladly.” She punched him when he opened his mouth. “She is a goddess. You talk to her that way? Without respect and refused to pay her tribute? I will break you!”

And she did. She broke him easily. A few of their family went to jump in to help him and Hades made it clear they would end up in the underworld if they did and Jamie said he wouldn’t ask for mercy for them. They got enough breaks, and if they would be so stupid with their pride, they deserved it.

His family was shocked and gave him disgusted looks.

“Where was that disgust when those two drugged him in public?” Patti bit out. “A harmless prank, right? Teaching him a lesson? This family is broken, and it’s time to set a lot back to the way it should be starting with the strongest female wolf punishing the stupid out of a wolf. That is our way no matter how some men have bastardized it. The strongest rule!”

She threw back her head and howled, Kary and several others joining in.

Mary shook the uncle when he was about to pass out. She demanded he concede and finally get in line, or she would cripple his wolf.

“I won’t stop her,” Mr. Kraft cut in. “I can’t, and I won’t ask her to. You’ve gone too far. I know they’re your girls, but Jamie is my child too. Do it or you’re dead to me. Your immediate family is too.”

“Fuck you,” he spit out. “You think you’re any better? You were just born first.”

“Please don’t lump me in with those fools,” Jimothy muttered.

“You stand here with us,” I told him. “You’re on our side.”

“Good.” He moved over by Jamie. “I’m sorry for what my sisters did. Are you okay?”

“Yeah, luckily, I was just a goof and whiny,” Jamie sighed, reaching over and patting his cousin on the shoulder. “We’re good. You got out?”

“Yeah, Morgan got me out,” he answered, nodding to Poseidon.

It was Renee of all people who stepped in and talked sense to Jamie’s uncle. She walked right through everyone and jumped up into the ring and backhanded the man across the face. “You are a born wolf. I’m infected, and I respect my wolf more than you do. What has he ever done that he deserves you to treat him this way?”

“What do you know, mutt?” he sneered, spitting blood on the floor.

“He will be crippled as well!” she bellowed. “It won’t just be in your human form. Your poor wolf will be crippled and unable to run like he should. What did he ever do to you that you would let him have that fate? Is your stupid pride really worth more than your wolf’s health? If that’s true, then you never deserved him!”

Everyone in the large warehouse went silent. People were talking about how stupid the man was or how fun it was to watch the drama, but only Renee had kept her head on straight and focused on what really mattered.

“She’s right,” Mary agreed. “Make your choice. No more.”

“You are stronger,” he bit out. “No more from me.”

“Say it right and like you fucking mean it,” she growled, shoving him to the floor.

He did the best he could to kneel in the condition he was in. “I recognize you as the Alpha and strongest of Boston. I will not challenge you again, Alpha.”

“Good. Go lick your wounds.” She waved for someone else from his family to get him out of there and gave Jamie’s dad a hard look. “Do you need the same?”

“No, Alpha,” he muttered, dipping his head.

“Clearly, the younger generation isn’t learning from their elders,” Hades drawled, nodding towards Barb and her cousins who had drugged Jamie. They were practically frothing at the chance to get at Mary.

“Yes, but they would blame everything on her being a child of Lycaon and all the excuses they could without ever learning something,” I muttered, tired of this drama. I stood and climbed into the ring. “Barb, you will fight Renee. It’s time you learned reality and how important true strength and—”

“That mongrel can’t beat—” She cried out in pain as I broke her leg.

“Did you learn nothing? You interrupted a goddess?” I demanded.

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