There was no hesitation in the Alpha's tone when he talked about how he would kill Sofia right off the bat when they learned the baby had no golden eyes. Probably, she would be dragged out of the bed, still bleeding and would be hanged in a precarious state.
Sofia started visibly trembling when she heard such cruel words from Cane.
Some people tended to forget what kind of hell this alpha had survived. Just because he was being so affectionate with his mate, it didn't mean, he would treat all the people the same. Absolutely not. And Sofia was one of the few who forgot about that fact, especially after hearing how all the mistresses and women around her gushed over their dreams to become Alpha Cane's mistress one day.
Even Ethan was being reminded again of how calculative and callous Cane could be when it came to his plans. He wouldn't hesitate to kill and make an extreme decision in order to get what he wanted.