Freddy glares at me. “Who the fuck are you?”

I sneer at him. One of the reasons I don’t have a problem locking horns with Freddy Henrick is because, since I am an orphan, according to pack law, I am under the direct protection of the Alpha. Even if Alpha Black doesn’t like me, if Freddy does something to me, that is a smear on the Alpha’s reputation. So, I’m willing to take the risk.

One of his companions suddenly slaps Freddy’s shoulder. “I know her! She’s the orphan who ...