DAWSON "Why would I be here with her?" Smith retorted. "You train a bunch of feral dogs here and they sure as hell gonna eat her up. I'm not that stupid. I know better than bringing her to your hood." His words were nasty as hell and made me contemplate knocking off a couple of teeth from his mouth. But at the same time, they gave me a bit of ease too. Carla wasn't here. She wasn't at this party. There was zero chance that she would see this dirty side of me. That fact gave me a huge solace. "Then tell me. What the f**k are you doing here?" I asked, regaining my anger and spite for him. "Believe me, I didn't wanna be here either–" "Then leave." I cut in bluntly, pointing at the door. "What's stopping you?" "I was invited. And I gave my word that I would be here. I'm an Alpha. I s