Chapter 120. The Choice Is Set

Marku could feel Daniel’s simmering anger before a word was even spoken. He leaned forward, steepling his fingers. “However,” he said, voice deceptively calm, “you’re one big motherfucker, and I’ve seen your Wolf in combat. You’ve got skill, and you have the means to protect her. Now that everyone knows Elizabeth is my daughter, our strategy needs to shift—from defense to offense. That’s why I’m here. People already assume you’ll defend her, but they haven’t all met me. They need to understand you’re not the only shitstorm coming for anyone who dares lay a hand on her.”

I glanced at Daniel. His obsidian eyes bore into Marku, unblinking. The tension between them was palpable, like two alpha males sizing each other up across a battlefield. But Marku met Daniel’s glare without flinching. He knew the weight of that stare—had faced it before. “I can set safeguards wherever possible,” Marku continued, “but I figured you wouldn’t let me station vampire guards within the pack. That’s