THE REPORT WASN’T GOOD. Four of the wolves who hadn’t leapt over the bonfire by the time Natalie showed up were easily goaded into doing so by their young pack mates. The fifth had snapped at Caitlyn to leave him alone.
That same wolf had been the only pack mate who hadn’t been in his proper place when Kale went missing. He’d been one of two shifters sent to pick up Natalie’s son from school, but had chosen to run home rather than ride back in the car.
“And where was Ash last night?” I stalked from one side of my tower to the other, tossing questions at Caitlyn.
“I watched him, Alpha. He was in his room. He didn’t go anywhere.”
“All night?”
“All night.”
“And now?”
“Now he’s in the mess hall. He was cooking your breakfast the way he always does. I figured that would take long enough
