Claire could have sliced the tension in the room with a knife. Axel’s heated stare lingered on Kerry, who Claire was introduced to as the Beta in the pack. Second in command to Axel’s father, Luke Davers.

He seemed more easy to get along with than Axel. He was young, blond, and reminded her of a stereotypical surfer guy, but his giddy personality seemed to even out the balance of stern that the Davers men brought to the pack.

Kerry placed his palms on the counter and smacked ...