#Chapter 104: Ex-Mate

Lucian’s POV Most of the elders are shocked by my words and the harsh tone I delivered them. The elder who recovered first, the senior to the others, glared at me instead. “You do not take that tone of voice with us, Alpha King or not,” he said flatly. I didn’t have the patience for his threats, my anger still flaring. “You will stop disparaging my mate,” I snapped. “Your ex-mate,” the senior reminded me. Embarrassment surged through me at this mistake, but it didn’t little to quell my anger. I was still furious at them for speaking about Aria in such an unkind way. She deserved better from everyone in this pack. She never deserved any of the dislike she’d received over the years. If only I had done more to protect her from the pack’s unnecessary hostility. Slowly, the other elders recovered from my outburst. Though many seemed annoyed, a few were sympathetic. “I did not realize you felt so strongly about Aria,” one of them said, in a softer tone of voice. Looking at