I stood there, momentarily frozen, caught between Axel and the newest member of the pack. My eyes were wide in disbelief, and words failed me—no idea how to respond.
Axel shot me a perplexed look and seemed ready to approach, but I instinctively took a step back, halting his advance.
“I was worried about you,” Angel said, his tone tinged with concern. “I swung by your mom’s place earlier, but it was empty—nobody was home.”
Axel turned his gaze toward me, curiosity dawning on his face. “Do you two know each other?” he asked, an eyebrow raised. I shot him an incredulous look, wondering how he’d forgotten that Angel hailed from the Blood Howl pack. After all, Angel was the head warrior, and I’d often talked about my training sessions with him. Had it really slipped his mind?
“I trained
