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Or what, he wanted to hiss at her. Was she on the verge of throwing him out as well? His eyes remained hardened upon her -- something he would have thought impossible at one point. She demanded he help her fix it -- take her place, even, while blaming her age.

"I'm not usurping you, Bazi," he muttered, his gaze narrowing. The members of the creek hadn't taken his rise to Beta well -- he could only imagine how upset they would be if he rose to Alpha. "I have wanted to leave the shadows of The Sunspire for some time. But running away won't fix these problems, Bazi." There was a pause, his lip remaining curled at the entire situation. "Was throwing Danica out really worth not having to deal with your embarrassment that she had a crush on you? Next time you fling banishment at someone maybe you should consider what you're doing."