Chapter 197. Nice

Elk paused for a moment, shaken by Jackson's words and Rish calling him 'dad' after so many years. He couldn't find it believable, his wolf anger simmering. No lie, he couldn't just let it go.

"Please try to understand, Elk," Priya urged softly. She didn't know what else to say to calm him, hating this kind of anger.

Priyank's scary demeanour was why she disliked him – his violent tendencies made her feel scared.

Certainly, Elk had a valid reason, but Priyank's reasons didn't seem reasonable at all.

Elk sighed as his wolf started to calm, glancing towards Maya, who was still pale and crying. He hated seeing his mate like this, wanting only to see her happy and smiling.

Today, she cried because of him, but it was understandable – it was normal for him to be angry, though not the smashing and breaking.

He didn't know what had happened, but for some time, his wolf had taken over, and he couldn't control himself.

That he had broken things in som