CHAPTER 34

*ADRIENNE'S P.O.V*

THE DUEL IS to start in a few minutes when the moon reaches its peak. I watched as the man called Alastair smirked and walked away. He looked pretty confident, and if we are being honest, he had the right to be confident. Standing beside him, Kincaid was like a little boy, and from the scars and hardened lines on the man's face, I knew he had been in a lot of fights, and won them.

Luna Amelia looked distressed too. She was not in support of this, but after the death of her husband, her command was waning and becoming less effective. She could not interfere in the fight. She watched warily as Kincaid stalked off in the opposite direction. I saw Liam hurry after Kincaid, his mate walked behind him, having nowhere else to go, I followed them.

"Caid," Liam whispered. "You should not have accepted the duel."

Kincaid snorted. "So the pack would think I am weak?" He coughed out a humorless laugh. "Imagine how the other rival packs would react when they hear that the new