Watching Mari walk away knowing she was finally safe was like a weight had been lifted from my shoulders. I did not particularly like Alpha Carter, but he was an Alpha. He was bound by the rules of our werewolf council. I had seen the shock within his eyes as he registered what had been going on. I think the truth was, I had known he was suspicious from the questions he had thrown my way when we had spoken before. He had known something was off, and, oddly, he had seemed determined to find out what it was...
Like the man or not, and even with his reputation for being one of the most ruthless Alphas in the country, I believed that Mari was safer within his care than she ever would be in our own family home. I needed her to stay with him. He would ensure that action was taken. I was sure o
