"How could you send those images and clips to Aleli without telling me?" Owen bellowed. His face flushed with anger as he stared at Amber. He paid no attention to the startled reactions from the pack members who had seen the confrontation.
Amber, on the other hand, touched her smarting cheek where Owen had struck her, her eyes wide with disbelief. However, her surprise quickly transformed into fury and pain. "I can't believe you just hit me, Owen. I thought you were trying to mend our relationship and bond. You haven't claimed me yet, and now you're upset because of that ambitious, common woman?"
"Don't insult my wife like that!" Owen roared, striking her again. "You call Aleli ambitious? What should I call you then? An ungrateful, disrespectful child who doesn't deserve my affection or attention!"
Amber's eyes filled with tears as she stared at him. "I don't deserve your affection?"