Chapter 68

~ Rufias ~

'Two days have passed since we left those humans behind and continued moving west across the mountains. Two days since I again took the lead, and as before, Rayla has placed the safety of our Pack into my hands.'

To me, that choice was neither flattery nor confidence; I would get the job done to the best of my ability, just like I always had, and if that wasn't enough, the Alpha would find another way. She always did.

Sometimes, however... I wondered if she really knew the level of loyalty I had for her, and that I had for the entire Pack.

I was getting old. I would happily die protecting that which was mine, or I would live knowing that I'd succeeded. Rayla could surely see