Magnus couldn’t believe someone would dare to intimidate him into abandoning his mate. It was completely unfair to treat her like this. He could understand it if she’d mentioned or attempted to take control of the pack, but she never did that. As far as Magnus could tell, she didn’t see herself as anything but the reminder of a betrayal by family. What Magnus saw, though, wasn’t that at all. He saw a sweet-natured, strong female interested in living in peace away from those who didn’t want her and abused her. Their reasoning for committing this abuse was suspicious, to say the least. Magnus wondered if perhaps the betrayal was in reverse, and she was a reminder of their guilt.             So why would they want her back if that were the case? How many people were involved and were their motives all the same? Or wer

             Hayden checked his phone because it was unusual for it not to be ringing off the hook by this time. It always did. Life was never dull in this pack and with all the activity, there was so much to keep track of. Of course, he didn’t have a signal down here in the basement.             He needed to take a break. He’d found several things, but there still was so much research that he needed to do. Now he regretted not bringing a team for this. It turned out to be so much more than just poking about in a book or two. Nothing was conveniently set up for reading. There weren’t nice signs or footnotes that said where to go next. It was frustrating and he could see why Eric passed it off to him. Eric didn’t have the time for it to set up his practice and deal with the pack’s ever-changing legal needs. Magnus attacking the

             The old healer puttered through her sick room and looked at Cliff’s throat. “Okay, try to speak. You look healed enough to start.”             Cliff’s voice sounded as dry as sandpaper over a rough log. “Testing” Grated out from his mouth.             “Excellent. I do not know why the Alpha thinks he can just drop both of you on me and expect me to look after two grown men who can look after themselves while they recover. But you might as well tell me what got you both here.”             “Some new wolf alpha attacked me when I had a little fun with Sapphire. Ivory told me no one cared what happened to her.”      &n

             Ivory watched her mother sail into the sitting room, where Ivory took refuge in from her father and Lizzie’s snide comments about things someone just had to do. Her inference was that it was Ivory that must do them, but they were too far beneath her. So here was her mother in all her glory, looking down her nose at Ivory like she smelt something bad. Ivory was her only pup, and she’d always been her favourite person. Even her father played second to Ivory, which was greatly to his disliking.             Ivory leant a long time ago that her parents had several long running issues that weren’t her problem. But when she needed to, she could use them to get her way by using those issues to distract her parents from what she was doing.             “What are y

             April walked to the front of the library and, sure enough. Xavier stood there in all his brooding authority, intimidating anyone that would come near him. April learned a long time ago Xavier was no one to her, no matter how pretty he was. The man’s soul was black as pitch. Yet another enforcer, or bully, as she called them. This one got the nickname of Trouble because he liked to cause so much of it.             “What do you want, Xavier? I’m working.” If she didn’t get him to tell her upfront, she could end up wasting hours on him for nothing.             “Just came to ask you if you’ve seen any new wolves in the area and warn you against sheltering someone that’s interfering in town business. It’s not wanted.”