Derek POV I knew running after her first shift was a risk, but I didn't have much choice. That a**hole would want proof that the pup was gone soon. It wouldn't take long for him to realize I hadn't followed his command. As if a pathetic piss-ant like him could alpha command me. I still have yet to tell my mother everything. I know her temper. I told her enough to enlist my brother's help. I needed to make sure that Fawn and her pup were out of the pack before that ba**ard is dealt with. My brother has been linking me since the moment we stepped out of the pack lands. Besides telling him quickly to keep that pr*ck busy for as long as he could, I haven't answered his questions. I know he was quite irritated that I reached out to my mother and not to him directly. He hasn't even taken his

