He shakes his head. “Do you understand what mating with Vera means? Not just the alliance, the blood? Your pups would carry Lycan blood, Edward. There is nothing more powerful, more respected, more feared in every pack on this continent than Lycan blood running through a lineage. The Strout name becomes untouchable, Greaves becomes ours to call on and everything I’ve built becomes something you can actually use.”
I look at him for a long moment.
“Then take Vera for yourself.” I respond. “If the blood matters that much to you. You’re still young enough to have another child.”
The room falls quiet. We stare at each other across the desk, his mouth twitching.
“If that’s where you stand.” He nods toward the door behind me. “There’s the exit. Get out.”
I let out a sharp scoff.
“So that
