"Why would Bryce lie against you?" Sylvester asked, and Dominic looked at me. "She wants to be rid of me. Can't you see what she is doing? Mother told me how you treated her and insulted her because of this woman. Did it ever occur to you that she and her so-called ex might be trying to divide the
He shook his head immediately. "I can't let you go to Brighton. That journey is for Theodore and Vino to make," he said, and I shook my head. "You need to be tactful with these things. Brighton hates the north, and they see you as a menace; the last thing you need is to send northern elites there.
~Devin~ I was sitting in my office when my beta, Lukman, walked into my office to announce Alpha Jake Brighton's arrival. I thought my business with his pack was over. What was he doing in my pack? I did not want to seem rude, but I wasn't in the mood for a guest. "Let him in," I told my beta. Al
The people of Brighton needed a break. It was sad I couldn't give them that. We arrived at Mountain on time. I expected Leo was waiting for me in his office. I had to commend the man for being civil. We were offered drinks, and I opted to drink water instead. Beta Casper took us to Leo's office, b
"I can't let her be. I can't," I told him my truth, and he sighed. "Then I wish you the best, but I won't help you to mess Tamia up," I told him, and I was mad that he would see my plea as an attempt to mess Tamia up. I did not understand his logic, but I knew he was still hurting. I had come to th
~Tamia~ I could feel Sylvester's uneasiness about my trip to the western village. I did not know how to tell him I could never leave him. After our discussion, he insisted that we visit Larry. He wanted to get to the bottom of the matter, and I needed to figure out how to stop him from wasting h
We arrived at the Northern prisons, and to my surprise, Sylvester asked to see Bryce instead of Larry. "You changed your mind?" I asked him, and he shook his head. "I want us to see Bryce first, and then we can check on Larry," he said, smiling, and I smiled back. I could see he was stressed and
"I can't remember the time of day," He said, and I nodded. "That is great, but as long as it happened five days ago, we do not need time. I want to know if anyone would testify to those things," I said, and he was silent. "I do not want to hurt you, Bryce, but I want you to tell us what happened.