Erica's POV Amber settles in the tiny backseat of Ashley's sports car. She crosses her arms over her chest in silent protest. It is clear that she thinks sitting in the backseat is beneath her. Ashley and I simply ignore her and chatter together the whole way back to the pack house. We aren't talking about anything important. Just catching up on what happened to one another while I was away. "Don't you two have anything more important to talk about?" Amber complains from the backseat. "Not really," Ashley says cheerfully. I know that she is enjoying the fact that Amber is miserable in the backseat. "The Alpha is in the hospital!" Amber screeches. "Shouldn't we be talking about that?" "What is there to say?" Ashley shrugs her shoulders. "He is out of surgery and is

