ela

he rest of the night brooding, drinking too much s

arly for a meeting with the Elders to explain the hospital i

as t

k was at 4:00 PM. It

the bushes near the back gate. But there was one t

aircase to the Alpha's o

pine-Kason's scent. Now, it reeked of Dalia's synthetic

steal anything. I just wanted to leave a

over a stack of leather-bound journals. Th

was Kason's personal log, the one every Alpha k

me. The ink was fresh, d

il

ok at Isabela, my wolf howls. It want

ered. He felt

ead

with status. Dalia brings the Keith family fortune. Isabel

began t

e pull I feel for Isabela... I will suppress it. She sm

l I can fully bond with Dalia. I will keep her close, keep her in the ba

sti

ed itself int

keep his wolf calm while he played politics with Dalia. He knew

bitter laugh bubbling up in m

page. It smeared the ink of the word Subs

abe

ut it wasn't Kason. It was just the

the desk. I didn't leave a note. This bo

door slam downstai

almost shut. Through the crack, I watched Kason stride into the room. H

ng. He put i

e on the forum are being mean again! They're saying you bo

ples. "Dalia, not no

e shrieked. "Tell them she's nothin

e reached out, his fingers brushing the leather c

he press she's mentally unstable. That she's

purred. "I l

son said.

say "I lov

ed his chair to look out the window. Then, silent as a

d around. He n

heart, I had