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He didn’t let it go though, hearing the dig that I thought he was an idiot for saying the same or even caring. I let him boast they’d brought more than us and were willing to do more because they were better. I bobbed my head as he ran his mouth, looking a fool in front of so many who weren’t in either of our packs.

But it was upsetting my wolf. He wasn’t passive and this git was insulting our family and pack. He should pay for that.

With blood.

Ellie Reed seemed to appear out of nowhere and moved in a way that put distance between the two of us. She gave a hostile smile as she glanced between us but then focused on the Alpha of Paris. “Comparing dick sizes during a calamity is about asuncouth as you get. I’m sure you’re both the prettiest and bestest there is, but people aredying.

“Right this second, people are coming through another portal who won’t make it. Their loved ones and others getting out of range in our way of helping those people. I think any adult with a functioning brain understands that to be more important than whatever old rivalry you both have. Glad to hear it.”

I swallowed a snort. She was fierce and reminded me of my mate how she didn’t even give us time to respond.

She waved someone over and assigned them to help the Alpha of Paris, muttering that it was best to separate the children before problems started.

Needless to say, the Alpha was less than thrilled, steam about coming out of his ears. He opened his mouth to blast her, probably throw in her face that they were there to help.

“Try it,” she chuckled darkly, mocking in her eyes. “I’ll be in front of the ample media here before you can blink saying you withdrew your help because you wouldn’t get preferential treatment and enough ass-kissing. Or would you prefer I told them that I had to toss your pack out of here because you are unable to handle a crisis? Which would play better?”

I heard a few people behind me from my pack snicker, but I was too stunned to be amused. She threw down faster than I would have thought, almost to the point of being reckless.

“Glad we can be adults about this,” she purred when the Alpha didn’t reply, too shocked as well. She leaned in and lowered her voice so only we could hear her. “And just so we’re clear, their son is my lover and one of my doctors. So do not fuck with his family again because I am a petty, vindictive woman who would cut your pack off from my hospital.”

And then she walked off as fast as she had shown up.

“I think it best you and your pack follow me, Alpha,” the man from the hospital said to the other wolf. “Ms. Reed doesn’t makeempty threats, and given what else she’s dealing with today, I would advise not testing her. Certainly not when several of your pack have medical conditions that require treatment at ASH.”

I swallowed a flinch knowing the wolf was just as petty and vindictive… And had a long memory of slights. Ellie Reed had just made an enemy today that was dangerous.

“Thank you so much,” his mate cut in with a bright smile, her accent thick. “Please forgive the anxious attitude. The situation is tense, and everyone is too stressed over something that should never have happened. Please, show us to where we can help.”

The Alpha gave a sharp nod and followed after his mate, not giving me another look.

Well, that was one issue handled for the moment. The other made me want to shift and tear into my eldest.

I was terrified he was going to be a disaster and immediately lose the pack if he took over, and he was so deluded that he thought the pack would become number one with him as Alpha? That wasridiculousno matter who took over. A young Alpha taking overalwaysmade the pack’s standing in the world fall.

It wasn’t even a slight on the new Alpha. It was just how life and the world worked. He wasn’t a known. He was wet behind the ears and wouldn’t have the reach and connections his predecessor had. I’d gone through the same growing pains.

Basically, the wolf Alpha of Paris was right to mock Myung and we both knew it.Still, doing it so publicly and during this type of situation was over the line.

But I needed to have a real talk with my eldest and claws would probably be involved.

I made it clear that he was in serious shit and we were talking later so not to step a toe out of line and get his ass to work instead of only working his mouth. He seemed to realize he’d really stepped in it because he was actually being diligent every time I looked over at him the next several hours.

Most of the pack was ready to take off by then, willing to leave the tents and everything we’d bought to get back later. The shifters of South America were finally being allowed to help, but also ones from a different time zone were ready to take over. We were five hours ahead, and it was time for those with children to get them to bed and more.

I made the announcement to start wrapping up so the warlock could get some of them home, but to make sure I had an inventory of what they’d brought so we could leave it with the hospital. I was going to say more, but I heard something break and turned to see a folding chair was in pieces.

And Myung was holding it.

Shit.

I followed his gaze and frowned when he was watching a woman with rage. She stopped to talk to Ellie Reed but then hurried off. Myung’s gaze didn’t follow along with Ellie but the other woman.

What was going on now?

He took a step towards the woman with so much anger that her death was in his eyes. Who was that woman and what had she done to him? I glanced back to the woman and caught Ha-joon watching the situation as well, his jaw grinding as he seemed ready to pound Myung into the ground.

I told one of my Betas to keep working on everything to get people home and grabbed Myung before he could make a move. He barely registered me at first he was so in his head, but then he tried to yank his arm away from me.

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