“I agree with Alpha Damian,” Noah had said after Damian dragged me up to the apartment and made his case to Noah, speaking to his military mindset, “You will be better guarded at the Pack House than what you would be staying here with only an old man to look after you.” “I am very capable of standing on my own two feet... thank you very much,” I crossed my arms in front of my chest in a huff, admittedly acting like a toddler on the verge of a tantrum, and not ashamed of it. They were the ones being unreasonable, not me! “This is not a negotiation Phoenix,” Damian said sternly as he squared his shoulders and narrowed his eyes, “don’t go mistaking indulgence for weakness. I let you have a say in certain things, but your safety in not something I take lightly.” He spoke like the Alpha he wa