Mated in the Shadow of My Sister novel Chapter 45

Chapter 0045

(James POV)

I replayed Alpha Brett’s words over and over again in my head, trying to figure out what Alpha Brett was referring to and why he would suddenly terminate two important treaties. The only thing that seemed to fit was that Alpha Brett had heard about what happened between Lily and I at Stephanie’s memorial

service…. but would that really be enough to turn his back on one of his pack’s biggest allies?

“How long are you going to sit there staring at me?” Dr. Hyder asked gruffly. “I have other things to do.”

It had been ten minutes since Alpha Brett left us alone. After he left, I had taken a seat in a guest chair

opposite Dr. Hyder, and then immediately found myself lost in my own thoughts.

“Is Lily doing okay?” I asked at last. Dr. Hyder looked a little taken aback. Given the gravity of Alpha

Brett’s announcement, even I was surprised that this was the first thing I asked.

“Next question.”

I furrowed my eyebrows. “But you have not answered my

first qu

“I do not remember agreeing to answer any of your questions.”

I sighed. “Do you know where Lily is?”

“Next question.”

“Have you talked to her?”

“Next question.”

“Are you going to answer any of my questions?”

“I doubt it.”

“Why not?”

“I am having much more fun being an a&&hole and watching you squirm,” Dr. Hyder responded smugly.

I sighed and covered my face with my hands. I tried to remind myself why I thought coming here was a good idea. So far, it was nothing but a big disaster.

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you are done asking me questions that I already told your father I would not answer, I will answer the questions that you should be asking me but are not.”

I removed my hands from my face and looked at him curiously.

“I have known you and your parents for a long time. I have always known that they were far from perfect, but I was willing to overlook their flaws.

I am no longer willing to do so. I no longer believe that your parents’ mistakes are one-off errors in judgment. The way that they run their lives and the West Mountain Pack has enabled evil to take root.

That is their fault.

The jury is still out on how I feel about you.

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You horribly mistreated Lily, and in my view you have forfeited even say her name, much less

ever see her again. At the same time, I recognize that you have been manipulated for your entire life

without ever knowing it. I can cut you a tiny bit of slack because of that.

The slack ends today. You are a grown-up man now. You may be taking over the leadership of an entire

pack soon. There will be the lives of over 10,000 wolves depending on you. You cannot follow your

parents’ lead of burying your head in the sand. There are too many problems in afford your

that luxury.

your pack to

You need to pull your head out of your a&& and start seeing the forest for the trees. If you are unwilling or

unable to figure out how much the people around you have been manipulating things AND put a stop to it,

you will have to step out of the way and let someone else lead.

I say all this as a warning, not a suggestion. I am fully prepared to go to the werewolf council if need

and I promise you that if I take that step, a couple of treaties with my nephew will be the least of

worries.”

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Dr. Hyder had a somber seriousness to his tone. I had no doubt that he was serious, but I was still