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Peregrine met Junior's pointed question with a thoughtful silence, then answered honestly, "It's natural for wolves to breed annually, to continue the species and ensure the pack's future. But I specifically want to give Fox children because she wants them very much. It's not that you and your brother and sisters aren't enough, not at all. My love is not a finite resource, Junior." He paused, then admitted, "And having children is selfish in a way. You're not wrong. But there it is." The Alpha male certainly wouldn't be changing his plans to accommodate her, must as he hated that it bothered her so much.

When she explained that there was more, his silence invited her to elaborate. He listened, eyes narrowing. It sounded to him like his daughter had been recruited into some religious cult. Why did she want to give her loyalty to these wolves she'd only just met? It disappointed him, yet Peregrine reminded himself that she was still young and probably didn't really understand the ramifications of her choices.

"You've only just met these wolves, yet you want to hand over your entire future to them? What about the plateau and everyone here? What about everything it's done for you, Junior? You'll just throw it all away because you're upset? Junior, if you think you're old enough to make such a huge decision, you should be mature enough to stiffen your upper lip, accept that things don't always go your way and stay here at the plateau. Because this is your birthplace and your home. Your family is here. And I don't take kindly to wolves who betray my loyalty. If you leave, are you prepared for the possibility that you won't be welcome back?"

The Alpha male didn't know if he could really do that to Junior, even to teach her a lesson. Yet he was bluffing in the hopes of testing her fealty to this new pack. Was it even a pack? It sounded like they didn't even have a staked claim yet, which meant they could disperse. What would his daughter do then, especially if she didn't have the option to return home? He almost asked, then realized the answer: she would probably go to Stavanger Bay. Peregrine's lips pressed tightly together.