Isolde's cheeks suddenly heated up in anger and she released her grip on Leland's face. "Not only have you disgraced us, but you also took care of her children. They are not yours but you've taken them in."
Once again, the Blood River Pack swayed to Isolde's side at her words. All of them were shocked because Leland simply adopted children that were not his? That was giving them an unfair advantage.
"Mother, it does not concern you," Leland said. "It is not the pack's concern to whom or whom I do not consort with. It is my right to choose my mate and take care of her, including that of her children."
Isolde Salazar was afraid of this answer and she chose not to outwardly reveal the promise that Leland was supposed to marry Eloise to her son, so she thankfully had a different tactic.