Cowards

Rafael's POV:

I stared at him for a few seconds before speaking. "And why are you telling me this? You're in the Eta for a reason, or do I need to reassess the teams I have? Because none of you seem to be doing your damn job!"

If they had been doing their assigned tasks properly, Winter and her brother wouldn't have been able to infiltrate the pack in the first place. She would have been long dead, and I wouldn't be standing here, conflicted about her.

"No," he began, shaking his head. "The thing is, the intruders didn't come for us; they came for the Lady."

"What, Lady?" I muttered, narrowing my eyes.

"Lady Winter," he replied.

"How many are there, and what species?"

"There are about five of them," he answered. "As for their species, I have no idea because—"

"Pretty useless," I mumbled, shoving him out of the doorway as I stepped outside.

I had claimed that whatever happened to Winter didn't concern me and that she should handle her problems. But there was no way I would allow her to