Rue’s POV

We left Half Moon Pack territory in silence. My brother drove the car, his expression calm but blank. I kept stealing glances at him , trying to figure out if he was truly bothered as I was by our interaction with Lauren.

After a while, I spoke.

“Cole, are you okay? With what Lauren said back there?” My voice felt heavy. Attributable to the fact that I still felt grieved by Lauren's sudden cruelty and change of friendship status.

Cole averted his eyes from the road for an ...