Scarlett (Second Edition)
She’d met Tiger and spent time with him, had already felt that grounding presence, and Vinn, my wolf, immediately simmered with jealousy.
“You let Tiger beat us to it,” Vinn grumbled in my mind, and I couldn’t help feeling a twinge of envy myself. Lucian, who had always seemed the least likely to open up, had moved faster than any of us.
When Scarlett gave a gentle “Okay,” accepting the drink, I let out a breath I hadn’t realised I was holding, feeling like a teenager experiencing all this for the first time. I handed her the small glass, and together we clinked our glasses, a subtle but momentous step toward healing. Scarlett swallowed the vodka, and her reaction was immediate—a shudder and