Rhett
“There’s too much coincidence.” Pepper’s hand was soft and sent warmth through me. My worried thoughts slowed with her touch. They’d been racing since Lucinda had come in, and no matter how much I told myself it couldn’t be true, I couldn’t convince myself.
The coven is in turmoil. They hate wolves. They blatantly choose not to do anything when Pepper came to them, and they know it. Did they do it on purpose? Is this all some plan to get rid of the wolves? To get rid of the treaty?
I flopped onto my back, making the bedsprings squeak. Pepper watched me with a sad, pitiful face.
“We’ll be fine.” She curled up next to me and sighed. Her voice was tense, and the scent of her anxiety filled the room, making my stomach turn. I stared at the ceiling and thought of something to say.
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