The pack members gasped again, the beta did what?!
"No, Luna, you misunderstood. Of course, I care about the pack and would give my life for it!" Beta Ryan protested, his face reddening as he took a step forward, his hands raised in a placating gesture, but his eyes flashing with a defensive anger that only served to further erode the pack's trust in him. "I was thinking of what was–"
"That's true, you've always cared for the pack's well-being, reason you led the war against thousands of rogues yesterday…oh, you weren't there. My bad." Reana's voice was laced with sarcasm, her eyes glinting with a cold amusement as she delivered the verbal blow, her words hanging in the air like a challenge, daring Beta Ryan to defend his absence from the battle.
The pack members' gazes turned to him, their expressions a mixture of shock, disappointment, and accusation.
