REED'S POV

“What…what does she think she's talking about, Father?” Gladeys asked from across the room, her chest visibly rising and falling as she looked between her father and Mara.

“Why aren't you saying anything?” She asked again but Alpha Pierce remained unresponsive.

Did she really not know what was going on or was she simply pretending, just to throw me off? I turned my attention back to Mara, determination coursing through my veins.

Mara’s smile widened, becoming almost ...