Chapter 50: The Alpha's New Weakness

[Dove]

Where he had bitten stung furiously the next morning.

I had to ice the area whilst Cole kissed me whenever he got the chance. I knew he was trying to comfort my pain, but I still glared at him in the swooning effects of his kiss.

Then, as my pain subsided slightly, he broke the news to me:

Claire had left the pack at dawn with Abe. She would bring Abe back, then find my father and convince him to leave the Moon Paw Pack.

"It could take a while," her hand-written note explained. "But I will succeed.'

I read the note again then folded it. She had left the note on the kitchen counter and Cole found it when he was getting the ice.

"When will she be back?" Cole muttered.

I shrugged, feeling hopeful. "She didn't say specifically."

Cole dropped his head and shook it with a chuckle. "I have to review the rules. People are leaving the village freely without my consent."

Seeing that I wasn't in the mood for a laugh, he sat closer and I rested my head on his shoulder.

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