"Of course," James said casually. "Once the healer confirms the wolf essence treatments worked, I don't need to keep her around anymore."
He paused, and I heard the smirk in his tone. "Then you and I can finally be together publicly. Become bonded forever."
Mia's voice was breathy. "What about the pack and my family? What will they say?"
James laughed coldly. "Your family that favours you over their own blood daughter? Please. They'll side with us. Her mother already told me she thinks Olivia is an embarrassment to the bloodline."
The words cut through me like silver knives, because it was the truth.
"Olivia already signed her five percent pack shares over to me years ago without realizing it," James continued. "She'll walk away with nothing. She has no friends, no pack support. After I break the bond, she'll have nothing and no one. She'll probably end up as some pathetic rogue."
Mia furrowed her eyebrows. "How do you plan on doing that? The pack loves her."
James chuckled coldly. "Next week, we'll throw a huge pack gathering to announce your pregnancy to everyone important—the pack’s business partners, your family, the Alpha Council, and other ally alphas."