a's

concern at all for the condition I was in. Instead, he

whether I was okay after seeing me in this state. But my own mat

p letting out

"What are you

. "All I've given over the years tu

sheveled. I gave up trying to straighten my clothes and faced Marcus blankly. "Is this his w

seconds. "You believe Alpha wa

night has passed. Who besides him could loca

You're accustomed to being spoiled... Things must have been difficult since you left home. Oh, I almost forgot. You

others joined i

tility toward me. It was utterly absurd. Anyone wo

the young werewolf as I

matter involving the Silverfang Pack. Our Alpha has yet to sign the agreement diss

ate," I said. "I did it before the

with Ms. Smith isn't what you imagine it to be. Please stop acting so unreasonably. If you return

e can't stand the thought of Sera being upset, why hasn't he signed the agreement? After he signs it, the two of them c

him out of anger. No matter what the issue is, everyone can sit down

surround me and demand an apology, yet somehow I'm the one making

thing to say. He shut his eyes for a moment. "So

," I answered

nswer." After a pause, Marcus continued, "'Very well. You'd bet

devising ways to pressure me into giving in. In the past, I'd usually been

than simply refusing to speak to me. He would resort

proach. "You don't belong to any pack. With No

mentally counted everything I had: the envelope Martha had pushed into my hands, an old canv

hands. Those very hands had saved someon

the doorway, barefoot, and

ts have should remain between us. We mustn't involve her in them. It

own child as a way to attract Rhys' attenti

she's doing. She's trying to use the child to threaten our Alpha!

circle I couldn't escape. Before I fully understood what was happening, it was already too late. Their

t me, reaching for Nova's arm. Frightene

the young werewolf's wrist with little strength and simply kept his grip on it. I hear

d let go. As everyone stood frozen in surprise, he walked over to s

," he said, "you need to ask wh

y is your relationship with our Luna? What right do you