“So, um, what is going on with you and Alpha Erick?” Shannon hesitantly asked, glancing at the table where the other young alpha sat scowling at them.
Gideon growled, looking at his rival before taking her hand and kissing it. Erick sneered at the gesture, but Gideon didn’t care. Shannon was his mate and Erick had no claim over her anymore. With a sigh, he said, “Believe it or not, we used to be best friends, practically brothers.”
“And you’re not now?”
Gideon shook his head.
“What happened?”
“A bunch of stuff. Stupid stuff. And one big one.”
“What?”
“His sister,” Gideon snarled in disgust. “She was friends with mine. I guess she was sweet on me. I don’t know. I certainly never had any feelings for her. She cornered me at a party our packs were throwing and said we should be mates
