Elk paused for a moment, shaken by Jackson's words and Rish calling him 'dad' after so many years. He couldn't find it believable, his wolf anger simmering. No lie, he couldn't just let it go.

"Please try to understand, Elk," Alisha urged softly. She didn't know what else to say to calm him, hating this kind of anger.

Alex's scary demeanour was why she disliked him – his violent tendencies made her feel scared.

Certainly, Elk had a valid reason, but Alex's reasons didn't seem reasonable at ...