Angelica I wasn’t entirely sure if he was faking it, but it looked real. I took a step closer and felt Noah’s hand come to rest on my hip as he stepped in beside me. “Dad, did you hear what she said?” Noah hesitated, and I didn’t take my eyes off his father just in case. The older version of Noah looked at his son and then again at me and the baby. “I heard …” He looked as though he was searching for something and I suddenly feared that he might try to escape. “I just … I don’t know what to say.” “Would you like to take a closer look?” I took another step forward and he flinched. “Nobody here is going to harm you.” I felt awful. I knew the tactics they used to fix the rogues, and none of them were ever to harm the wolf. Physical harm just pushed them further away. Why then did he flin