CHAPTER 185 Cold Water

　　~ CARA ~

　　My body was still thrumming, I was still trying to catch my breath, still wallowing in Rig—still held in his arms and that hot water and…

　　But the look on his face, the sudden stress—followed immediately by the tension in his jaw and hardening of his expression. I could feel him become resolute.

　　“Rig, you don’t have to—”

　　“Yes, I do. I really do, Cara. He knows now. If I don’t challenge him, it will be as if I’m scared of him and it’ll weaken my power against my father.”

　　“How? If they don’t even know?”

　　“It’s not that. A wolf’s power is… I don’t know how to explain it. There’s so many things, but the foundation of an Alpha’s strength is our will. Our courage. Being… unflinching.”

　　I frowned. “So, basically you have to be a pushy asshole?”

　　Rig took my chin in his hand and met my eyes, a warning in his. “No. But I do have to be willing to win. Always. I have to fight for power. Always.”