Elena Torres (POV)

I finally excused myself from the sitting with Margaret's endless chiding of Marcus for being a coward. Andrew's failure to protect what we had and Clara's fault for being a weakness to be used against the pack. It all sounds stupid to me but it was the truth, my head kept spinning with her endless chattering.

Andrew had tried stopping me by putting his hand on my thigh to prevent me from leaving. I shook my head, telling him I've heard enough of this. Being my mate and ...