59. Athena
“Yes, my lady,” Alice turned to me with a small, polite nod.
I took a steadying breath, biting my lower lip as I searched for the strength I had worked so hard to build.
“Do you happen to know Carlos, the pack’s driver?”
Alice blinked at me, surprised, but answered with a respectful tone.
“Yes, my lady. I see him occasionally when he comes here to bring the Alpha to the packhouse.”
Her words brought only a sliver of hope, and I pressed on.
“And…do you know how long he’s been here?” I caught her brief, confused look as she toyed with a lock of her hair, maybe hoping that he was new to the pack.
She shook her head slowly, regret etched into her features.
“I don’t know him well, my lady. He’s not very social. But he’s been here a long time. Long before I came to the ma
