As he passed by me, he offered a sad smile. I did my best to smile back at him, wanting him to know I really appreciated that he was there for me. "Are you okay?" Dylan asked when I had loosened my hold on him. "I am. Sorry about what just happened," I apologised. "You don't have to say sorry. What's wrong? Why were you crying?" Dylan ran his thumb over a tear that had escaped. "I hope Alpha Nicolas doesn't want a fight. I wish he would just go away and leave us alone." "Do you trust me?" Dylan asked, raising my chin to look up at him. I nodded my head and barely managed to whisper out a 'yes' to him. "Everything will be fine. If on our own I knew them pack could take them, with Blake as ally—we basically have this won," Dylan said, reassuringly. "I don't want my family to