Connor's POV
“W-What?” Liya asked, her voice so quiet that I almost did not hear her.
I nodded, explaining briefly to her that I had hidden my s****l orientation to keep out of trouble and to avoid being bullied in the pack. Her gaze gradually softened as she placed a hand on mine.
“Oh, Connor. I have nothing against you. I would have been your friend either way. I just wish you'd told me earlier. Why didn't you?”
Tears of guilt stung the back of my eyes, but I held myself back from breaking down. I looked back into the beautiful face of Liya, knowing that I owed her an explanation. She was curious, I could tell. When I told her my father was the Alpha of this pack she had been in disbelief.
Why did you go through all that trouble? Couldn't they have sent someone else to be a spy inst
