Rachel POV
"Should we go after him?"
Art shook his head, "No. He'll be back. Pride will drive him back up here even if he doesn't give a s**t about your brother."
"Did you learn anything? Did he think of Elena?" Tyler demanded, "You took a huge risk hitting him straight on the way you did. He could have taken offense or used a hurt ego as an excuse to leave."
Art gritted his teeth for a moment and I caught a glimpse of the monster he had to keep on a leash inside.
"We don't have time to baby him or bandy around with subtle digs. I need him off-balance. The best way to do that? A good, strong offense. If I come at him, he'll just chalk it up to my ego as an Alpha and as a representative of the Alpha Council."
Art wasn't wrong.
My initial impression of him had been based solely
