Claimed by my Sister's Fiancé
I said carefully, turning to face her, keeping my hands open and steady at my sides.
"There wasn't a good time," she whispered, staring down at the scuffed floorboards, refusing to meet my gaze. "He put his faith in a Ferguson once. An oath of brotherhood sworn on the old stones. It cost him his rank, his pack, and his life."
"Bridie, look at me."
The command was soft, stripped of all Alpha dominance.
She hesitated, her throat working, before finally lifting her chin. Her eyes were bright with moisture, completely unguarded in a way that stripped away every layer of defense she had ever built against the world.