Christian’s POV
The air was tense as I stood face to face with my beta, after he had said that.
What did he mean by those words? Was he out of his mind?
"You are too harsh, Alpha," Derek’s voice cut through the silence, his eyes locked with mine. "You rule with an iron fist, but what about the emotional needs of our pack? They need more than just your dominance. For the moon's sake a man lost his entire team and his family, and I sympathized with him downstairs before he came up to see you. He did what he did for you but somehow you just don’t care."
I scoffed, "Compassion is a luxury we cannot afford. Our pack must be strong, resilient, and disciplined. They should look up to me as their leader, not as their friend. Besides, what am I supposed to do for him, hug him? Bring back his d
