“Apparently, Embry and Cait have been online friends for a few years now. Embry has always thought fondly of the human girl and enjoyed their chats,” Mom answered again. “Son, why does Cait’s presence bother you so much?” Dad asked. I shook my head. I couldn’t say the words. I didn’t believe what they were saying. None of this was right. I was the pack alpha. I needed a strong alpha female at my side. Not some watered-down version that had no clue about our lifestyle. The other females would tear her to bits. “What happened with her?” Mom asked when I didn’t answer Dad. Tell them, my wolf finally chimed in. He’d been a quiet bastard since Cait walked away from us. I’d asked him a million questions and received little in reply. All he wanted was to get home. Did you know she was comin

