Charlie POV - “I said no, Lottie.” Jay’s voice rumbled with a growl, warning her that his patience was running thin, but fortunately for her, she didn’t care about such things. “Well, technically...” She grinned and he groaned. “You don’t have any authority over me.” Her mate slumped back into his office chair his hand coming to massage his temples. Charlie knew he didn’t like her leaving the pack without him, especially on dangerous missions to investigate Simon, but it wasn’t his choice. She was also an Alpha and had lorded their equality over his head many times to get her own way. After years of being his subordinate, it was a thrill to have that power. They hadn’t had much time to get used to sharing the pack responsibilities yet, she had only officially been in the role for

