The two young wolves stared at each other in silence, nothing but the sounds of the forest around them filling the void. ‘Why did you cover for me?’ Quinn asked finally, pulling her wrist from his grasp and crossing her arms. River’s face darkened, ‘were you listening to a word I just said?’ he asked incredulously, ‘I Love you Quinn, you are literally my best friend in the entire world, I would die for you. If I had told my dad who you were he would have killed you and your mother as well for hiding your real heritage from him!’ The she wolf sagged down on to the floor, pulling her knees to her chest and wrapping her arms around them. ‘Well you don’t need to worry about that now, I’m going to move to Shadow Rock pack with Hudson and he said that mum can come with me.’ She held up a hand

