And now, even with Jose, even with my wolf finally awakened, I couldn’t shake the feeling that they would find a way to take this from me too.
‘They won’t,’ Joya said suddenly, her voice steady in my mind. ‘We won’t let them. You’re stronger than you think, Marisol.’
‘Am I?’ I asked, sitting on the edge of the tub. The warmth of the water beckoned me, but I hesitated, staring at the rose petals that floated so peacefully, as if mocking my chaotic thoughts. ‘What if they don’t stop? What if they try to control me… or worse, my pups?’
Joya’s growl was low and protective, reverberating through my chest. ‘Then they’ll have to go through me.’
Her confidence gave me a sliver of comfort, but my fears were not so easily quieted. What if Jose didn’t understand what it meant to be tied to my fam
