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My wolf, who had been purring and sighing contentedly since last night, suddenly jumped at the thought that she would reject us. I didn’t like the thought any more than he did, but I needed to consider the facts. The moment I bit her, our souls would be bound for eternity. At least, that was the way it worked with wolves. Now, because Bryn was human, I wasn’t sure the same rules applied. I would need to check with the Elders and ask for guidance.

Until I was sure she understood what a claiming bite meant, I wouldn’t do it. It wouldn’t be right for me to do something like that when she still didn’t know the truth about me. She had no idea that I shared blood with the Redwolf monster who wanted to abuse her. How would she react when she found out that I was the son of the Alpha who had let her live in misery and half-brother to the wolf who tried to rape her and keep her as a slave after years of tormenting her?

I knew it was selfish to keep that truth from her, but I was terrified that