Chapter 31
“A bear?”
I wasn’t sure if Gunner had turned metaphorical on me, or if he really was planning to shunt off his responsibilities and join in the Solstice Hunt after all. But I had no time to pin him down on the subject. Because the alpha was spearing his pack mates with a gaze that sent them tumbling to their knees one after the other.
“Trust no one who isn’t here beside you at this moment. Protect Kira to your last breath. Feed her blood if she weakens. Keep Mai and the social worker safe also. Swear it.”
Gunner’s demands came out in a staccato that peppered his underlings like bullets. They were so cowed, in fact, that no one managed to speak until their alpha provided a verbal nudge.
“Allen?”
“I swear, alpha.”
“Crow.”
“I promise.”
“Elle?”
“I will, Gunner. You know I
