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into Josh’s face. “That man out there is my mate. You know what that makes him?” He didn’t give the man a chance to respond.
    “Co-alpha of this pack. So I suggest you get used to it or find another wolf pack to call home.”
    Garrett gave Josh one more hard shove against the wall then released him. Josh didn’t utter a single word as Garrett walked away.
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    whoever else had an issue with him being mated to a lion shifter could go fuck themselves.
    “Everything okay?” Wes asked as Garrett stomped past him.
    “Peachy,” Garrett muttered.
    “So is it standard practice to toss around fellow pack members now or some shit?”
    Garrett turned to look at his next in command. “He insulted my mate.”
    “Oh.” Wes’s mouth rounded. “Well that’s a different story.”
    “Yeah, it is.” Garrett walked down the hallway that led to his office. He needed to cool off before Lachlan came inside.
    “So what’s the game plan, chief?” Wes plopped down on to the couch in Garrett’s office.
    “First off we need to make sure the wolves not on board with my mating keep their mouths shut. No more meowing when he walks by, and those fucking cat remarks need to stop. He’s my mate and needs to be treated as such. To insult Lachlan is like insulting me.”
    Wes lounged back on the couch and propped his feet up on the armrest. “So you finally figured it out, I see.”
    “Huh?” Garrett looked at his oldest friend, confused by his comment. “Figured what out?”
    “Do you really want to know?” Garrett nodded yes. “Okay.” Wes sat up. “I understand you’re caught between a rock and hard spot and that your mind has been on other things since we found out about this witch, but you kind of pushed Lachlan to the back burner.” Wes held up his hand when Garrett went to protest the accusation. “I’m not saying you meant to, but you did. You’ve been working around the clock trying to pinpoint where this witch is and that left little time for listening to your mate.”
    Garrett scrubbed his hand down his face. Wes was right, but that was only part of the problem. “Yeah I know, some of the wolves have been nasty toward him, but I think I’m more to blame for something I said.” He didn’t want to see the judgment on his friend’s face, but he Garrett’s Choice
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    had to talk this thing out. Maybe Wes could help him or offer some sort of advice. Wes was his second-in-command after all.
    “Dear god.” Wes cupped his hands around his face. “What did you say?”
    “I asked, no, I demanded he leave the Warriors of the Light.”
    Garrett’s head fell forward, and his chin rested against his chest.
    Saying it out loud made him feel like shit. Asking that of Lachlan was the equivalent of him asking Garrett to give up being alpha.
    “Fuck, man,” Wes whispered under his breath. “That had to take some balls.”
    “Give me a break, would ya? I’m a freaking alpha. I demand shit all the time.” He did, but somehow that excuse didn’t feel that solid of a defense.
    “Yes, you are, but that doesn’t mean you can demand things like that from your mate. I don’t know Lachlan that well, but he doesn’t look like a passive sort of guy, living to make you happy. I think you’re going to have to do a lot of ass kissing to get back into that man’s good graces.”
    Garrett gave up trying to hold his head up and let it fall forward, to bang hard on the desktop, but Garrett didn’t flinch. He deserved to feel the pain. “Once again, I know,” Garrett mumbled into the hard, flat surface.
    “Acceptance is the first step, my friend.” Wes started to laugh.
    “Fuck you,” Garrett said as he simultaneously gave Wes the bird.
    “Hey don’t be hating on me because you fucked up. You just got to woo your boy now. Get him to fall in love with you all over again.”
    “You think he doesn’t love me?” Garrett looked up at