Chapter 5

Chapter 5

“Hold on, Wendy-something’s off with Laila. I need to stay.” Eric’s voice was tight with a hurry he couldn’t

quite explain, even to himself.

He had the uneasy sense that something was slipping away from him, though he couldn’t name exactly what.

Laila had been rejected three times now. He’d told himself it wouldn’t hurt her as badly as it might someone

else-but looking at her face as she stood beside that other wolf, he found he couldn’t be sure.

Then Alan’s voice came through the phone, easy and impatient.