I walk outside to find my car and spot Lucas leaning on it with the man. They both look up and smile at me. "Alpha Leo, I know you have to leave," the man says. "Will you be back?"

"Yeah, I will be," I tell him. "I've got a family thing, but I'll be back after it's over."

The man smiles. "I gotta admit, alpha, I was surprised you'd help us," he says.

I furrow my eyebrows. "I'd never let family or a pack down, whether it's mine or someone else's. I know ...