I walked away from Brayden feeling terrible about lying. But, I had to think on my feet, and that was the first thing that had come to my mind. I had tried to be vague. Imply nothing had been confirmed. Anything so that he did not enlist another man to his sick plans for Raven, because I did not know just how low he would sink to gain the information he was craving. And, thankfully, it seemed to have worked. He walked away, seemingly content with everything we discussed, and even, agreeable about the delays.
I walked into the packhouse hoping I might be able to catch the tail end of breakfast as I was running late having had to do an unexpected border patrol in the early hours when one of the warriors notified me his mate had gone into labor with their child earlier than expected. The mo
