RYDEN

 When I thought I could not deal with another loss, here it was again. 

I meant to protect them, and I failed. And I failed to protect my mate. I just watched her taken away from me and I couldn’t do anything to help her.

 “I know that look, man. Don’t go there.”

 “I shouldn’t have trusted Dane. I thought he was on our side.”

 “Dane would never betray us.”

 I faced Califf. “He was there when we checked the crime scene this morning. I brought him to my ...