-Bruce- I looked at the ground, glancing further into the room, and my father gazed at me calmly, but I could see the annoyance behind his eyes. He didn’t care for my outburst, but a smart alpha—as he had told me—never lost his temper. So he remained seated, simply gazing at me and waiting for me to calm myself. However, it soon became a staring contest between Alphas, and that could be a dangerous thing if one of us reacted in an aggressive manner. Things were unraveling, becoming a tangled mess, and I was an Alpha on edge. It was a perilous thing, but my father luckily kept his own aggression in check. “Got it out of your system?” he asked. “Are you going to tell me one more time to stay away from Ana?” I inquired. “I am.” “Then no,” I replied. “Then you cannot be in here. You may