"Alpha! What do you mean? She managed to escape? Did you really mean that?"

As soon as Talon confirmed we were alone in my room, he blurted his questions out.

I realized then just how close the rest of the pack members had been to Rosalie. Why I hadn’t listened to them when they talked about her before was beyond me.

Talon was hesitant to ask me directly. I knew he was afraid to get his hopes up only to be disappointed. I could understand that.

So I told him, “Yes, she’s alive.”

He let ...