I pushed Alpha Lycus away. I walked to the window and stood staring into the night.

“Why the f*ck did you not stop them?” Did Lycus have any idea of how much I had put in to protect his pack for the last week? And here he was delivering such nasty news.

I tried to breath and the hunger hit. I stood there heaving and he pulled me closer in a warm hug.

I pushed him away and we ended up sprawled on the bed, shoulder to shoulder, belly to belly, thigh ...