Chapter 44. Until My Last Breath

Desmond’s POV

‘Rachel saved your life, Des. She is dead from the knife blow.’ Cleo mindlinks me, making Orion’s anger rise. Before Tate has a chance to get his bearings on the ground, Orion is already on the move in an earth-shattering galop. He barrels into his cousin, ready to get this finished once and for all. Orion has always been bigger and stronger than Tate, which is odd, but it was what it was, and we just didn’t shift in the vicinity of Julian because he was clearly jealous.

Orion bites down on Tate’s neck, keeping him in a chokehold. We don’t want to necessarily kill him, but we want him to yield the title.

‘Yield, cousin! Denounce yourself, now!” I mindlink him.

‘Fuck you!’ Julian answers, as Tate fights to break free, but Orion has him down good, and is not backing down.

‘I don’t want to kill you, Julian, but I will if you don’t yield now.’

‘I give my title of Alpha of the Shadow pack, and all the power relating to the title to