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That was never happening, and I was shocked he even thought to challenge me.

Who was that woman?

I dragged him off to the side, glad when my mate, Soo-ah, joined us. I was just about to ask what was going on now whenHa-joon was there picking up his brother by the front of his clothes like he weighed nothing.

“If you eventhinkabout touching Theresa Reed, I will end you, Myung. Look into my eyes and see the truth.”

“Unhand me, you mongrel,” Myung snarled.

I wanted to roll my eyes. His attitude towards Ha-joon like he was a bastard wasn’t just stupid, it was insulting. He’d been there when his brother had been born. He knew he was his mother’s son.

So his pride of not being the best shit all over mine.

I backhanded Myung even with Ha-joon holding him, shocking all of our family since the others had followed us to where we were hidden. “My mate has never and would never cheat on me. You’re a shite son to not see how your mum flinches every time you try to tear down Ha-joon that way. You imply she was unfaithful and your mum doesn’t deserve that!”

Myung lost some of his anger and swallowed loudly, but then tried to break Ha-joon’s hold on him… And couldn’t which set him off all over again.

But something major was going on and I wasn’t mad anymore but fearful for my son.

My son, Myung.

Ha-joon was out for blood, and from what I was getting from him, validly.

“Hugo, whatever has happened, I promise that I will back you, but please release your brother before—” I started to say.

“Before he has to face consequences ever?” Ha-joon bit out.

“No, before you do something you cannot take back, Brother,” Seo-yun of all people whispered. “You are—please, check with your wolf. I know you are stressed and pushed too far today. I have never felt you this out of control.”

That seemed to get through to him and he shoved Myung away, smirking when my eldest son collapsed to the ground.Then he seemed to have trouble controlling his wolf. “You’re right because I’m afraid of what bile will come out of his mouth after I tell and this has caused a rift between me and my future mate and that was his goal.”

“Ellie is a forgiving woman—a good woman and I’m sure she will listen to reason,” Soo-ah comforted. “What did Myung do now, my youngest?”

His mum’s genuine concern broke through his rage and he focused on her. “The git learns what family Ellie comes from and we’re together and he just can’t leave it alone and let me be happy. No, he investigated her and found out about her half sister, Theresa.”

“The woman he was staring daggers at,” I surmised, glancing between my sons in confusion.

“Yes, because he realized she was here because she came to tell us what he did, hisoffer,” Ha-joon sneered, snarling when Myung opened his mouth. “I will end you. My wolf isitchingto take out the threat to my mate. Do. Not. Push. Me.”

I was glad when Byeol and my other son moved to block Ha-joon’s view of Myung. Not to side with Myung but so we didn’t lose a member of the family today.

Ha-joon understood, but his wolf wouldn’t see it that way. He adjusted his neck and focused on me, knowing I would have to handle whatever. “Theresa Reed told me the truth when she said he showed up at her work and basically ordered her to be with him. That she obviously would have an axe to grind with Ellie and now he would have the better Reed at his side.

“He was aggressive, demeaning, and threatening when she didn’t drop to her knees sobbing in gratitude at his shit demands. She’s one of the top attorneys in Europe and he ordered her to come to his side like a damn dog, giving her a list of his expectations, including destroying Ellie.”

“Which obviously she has no desire to do no matter the rift between them,” Ha-yun muttered. “And she came to you to warn you and ask you talk to Da so this didn’t blow up worse. But now you’ve sided with the sister over your lover?”

Ha-joon sighed. Heavily. “I didn’t side with her, but she needed to know more—it’s complicated. We didn’t get to finish because we were called in on this. It’s a mess between them and Myung was going to use that to hurt Ellie and, in turn, me.”

“You have no proof of that and it’s—” Myung started to say, and I had to block Ha-joon so he didn’t go for his brother.

I kept my hands up in surrender and met his gaze. “I can’t stay still and let one of my children kill the other.”

Tears that cut my heart to shreds filled Ha-joon’s eyes. “Keep telling yourself that, Da. He deserves sense beat into him, but you still love and support him after youcaught himtrying to kill me as a toddler.” He angled his head and studied me. “Or do you wish he succeeded so the problem of this family would be gone?”

I recoiled as if he’d struck me, his belief that I might want that breaking something inside of me. “Never.Never, Son.”

“I wish I believed you, Da,” he rasped, quickly wiping his eyes before shoving me aside. He didn’t move forward towards Myung, so I left it alone. “There is something broken inside ofyou, notme, Myung. I would bet money that you’d fail a sociopath test.”