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"It seems you are losing your edge," Veronica commented on Lila's effort to scare Arden's mate. Lila had watched from a distance and noticed his mate’s mother. She seemed to play a part in his mates’ life. Lila hoped that doing something to the mother was enough of a warning to stay away from the pack.

"What do you mean?" Lila asked Veronica before she traveled back to her own office.

"Before you would have killed the old woman and been done with it. Why let her live?" Veronica asked. She was genuinely curious.

"If I were to kill her, there would be no doubt that Arden and his mate would return for vengeance," Lila said. She was growing more and more annoyed with Veronica's tone the longer she was there. Lila had what she needed. She knew where Arden was. She would be able to keep an eye on him from now on since Veronica had been able to lift the cloaking spell completely.

Veronica shrugged her shoulders as if Lila's answer had no importance to her. "Do what you want, just reme