The Luna's Choice
My mate, Silas, is the Alpha of the Blackwood Pack, and he has one unbreakable rule:
After nine at night, if he's out handling pack night-frequency business, he doesn't take calls.
I understood his loyalty to the pack, so for five years, I never disturbed him.
Until last night, when I was driving alone past the riverbank and ran into a group of Rogues.
In my panic, I activated the mindlink and begged him to save me.
What answered me was silence.
For a long, long time. When he finally picked up, he sounded a little exasperated:
"Ivy, you know the rule."
Then he cut the link.
That night, I got out.
I spent the night in the woods.
It was his unbreakable rule, so I swallowed my hurt.
Later, whil