Arlo
“You can’t tell them, Arlo. You can’t,” Ria repeats, shaking with sobs as I tighten my arms around her. I wish I didn’t have to do this to her, but I have no choice. I can’t lie to my people. The Gods would be angry with me, with both of us and we know what happens when they are angry. They’d curse us and even if they don’t, we couldn’t keep this a secret forever. I could tell Zane to say nothing and he wouldn't but secrets have a way of coming out. What kind of Alpha would I be then?
“Baby, listen to me. It’s going to be okay. No one is going to hate you.”
“You don’t know that! Those people are not my mate, Arlo. They don’t love me. They lost people they love because of me. I’m a monster to them. They’ll be angry-”
“-Then I will show them you are not a monster!”
“-No!” she says
