Jake’s hand stayed wrapped around Lyra’s, anchoring her even as his stomach coiled tighter. He could feel the weight of every stare in the room.
“She didn’t manipulate me,” he said, his voice firm. “What she did, whatever it was, it kept me from doing something I would’ve regretted. You should all be thanking her.”
“Or questioning what else she’s capable of,” Drew snapped, leaning forward. “You really want to put the whole pack under the leadership of someone who can toy with emotions like that?”
Jake’s gaze cut to him like steel. “Are you saying you’d rather I lost control and shifted yesterday?”
Drew didn’t flinch. “I’m saying that she’s dangerous. You don’t know what she is, Alpha. You don’t know what any of this means for us. She went to a witch behind your back and came back claim
