"Jackson deserved it." Not the Kanima thing. "He's a selfish dick who thinks of no one but himself. His own issues are what made him the Kanima, not the bite. And so what that his sister was Alpha. She was meant for it, she was trained. Not him." He knew the argument was weak and, at this point in time, hugely inappropriate, but his instincts to defend had kicked in and he wasn't backing down.

"Can we not argue over my Alpha and just get on with getting out of here?" The anger mixed with the fear that was still present in his mind was making it harder for him to keep control and he could already feel the way his claws bit at his palms, and was sure his eyes were flashing gold.