Chapter 51

Third Person POV Niall tried to reason, "Look, Dad, even if things didn't work out with Christina, we still have Beatrice. The pack alliance with the Crescent can continue. It's not like we've lost everything." "Are you completely stupid?"An Alpha rejected by his true mate is seen as weak! Unworthy!You think marrying Beatrice makes you look any less pathetic to other Alphas?" Niall shifted uncomfortably, but his pride wouldn't let him back down."The pack alliance is what matters, not how we get there." "WRONG!" Clive roared. "Don't you get it? Chrissy was your Luna-to-be.Four years of her helping you, doing things for you.Then you suddenly switch her out at the mating ceremony for her own sister. You think people won't talk? You don't know what Highrise City's wolf elite love to gossip about most?" The older Alpha paced the room, his anger filling the air. "How do you expect to lead this pack when you're the biggest joke around?" Niall felt his wolf bristle. "I can fix this. I'll—" "Yo