phin

A flicker of irritation crossed his handsome f

s mental reply was sharp, a clear re

tisfaction. He was finally

d vulnerability. "I know, Alpha. I understand. I hop

ts work. I saw Kaelan's shoulders slump, the anger in him deflating like

ned to me, his storm-grey eyes clouded

ty to mediate disputes within the pack. It woul

so thin it wa

n but the tone an order. "We'll go pick her up,

here as a statement. To show Livia that he was with me tonight. It was a

t," I w

amatically in the cool night air. The moment the car stopped, she ran to Ka

rms came up to pat her back in a gest

ing to her, mingling with her own cloying, floral perfume. It was a scent that should have been mine. A scent that an Alpha sha

from Livia. He opened the back

e asked, gesturing to the driv

c and scornful glances of the few pack members still lingering outside. I slid into the driver's sea

estled against Kaelan in the back seat, began to subtly release her pheromones, a swee

h the private dock? I was thinking... maybe you could come with

ce rumbled from the back, soft a

. He had the decency to look apologetic, a faint frown on

heart, which had been battered and bruised for s

Livia's parents, the pack's head Beta and his mate, were waitin

for bringing our L

ng my view. They didn't spare a single glance for the Omega sitting in t

n eternity, the engine humming s

echoed in my mind,

n go ba