Hugo shook in his seat, and we locked eyes. They were filled with terror, and the scent of his fear made my stomach turn.
“I won’t start my time as Alpha by kicking someone out of the pack. Especially someone who was trying to protect the pack.”
I might not personally like him, but I don’t need to be friends with everyone in my pack. It would eat me alive knowing he was out there. He looks like he can barely sit up in that chair, let alone survive in winter. I’d lived in those conditions. I knew how brutal they could be.
Ansel nodded and stepped back, and Jackson glared at me. Pepper’s shoulders dropped, and she looked relieved. She must’ve had the same thought I did. He s*cks, but not that bad. Not yet, at least.
“You’re letting me stay?” Hugo whispered. His eyes were as big as saucer
