Irina’s POV
A chill swept through me. “What?”
Kratos turned his burning gaze on Aiden and Derek. “You said her name was Julie?”
They both nodded slowly.
His expression twisted with something close to fury. “She’s the one who betrayed us. She and her Alpha lover destroyed this place the first time.”
The words hit like a blow.
“The first time?” Rylan repeated, frowning.
Kratos nodded once, eyes distant. “She hunted us for a while. We took her in, made sure she had everything, but one day she disappeared. We searched for her, thought that perhaps she got into a fight and was hurt.”
His voice didn’t waver, but I could tell how much it hurt him to remember this story.
It wasn’t exactly a happy memory the one he was recalling.
“After a month, we decided to hold a funeral. There was
