*Tristan*

Barbara is up to something, and I know it. I put her in the dungeon, hoping that she would be able to keep herself from stirring up things too much while she’s down there, but I know I can’t prevent her from using the mind-link.

Not even if I put a foil hat on her head.

I pull the Alphas together in Eli’s room. “We need to be ready for anything,” I tell them. “I think Barbara really might be plotting with Alpha Kane. Since I’m temporary king, I’m ...