*Against her Will*
Harden's POV:
After the event, I left the winter ball with Caitlin, anger brewing inside of me as we drove silently home. I couldn't take my mind off today's event. I left Caitlin off at the mansion before going to the pack house.
I stormed into the pack council chamber, my steps echoing the thunder of my troubled emotions. After seeing them together, I needed answers. I felt doubled cross. My Beta, Jack, looked up from the documents strewn across the table, his face shifting from concentration to concern as he met my seething gaze. He was about to say something, but I beat him to it.
"Did you know?" The words escaped my lips, turmoil brewing within me.
Jack hung back for a moment. I noticed his eyes avoiding mine before finally meeting my intense gaze. "What is it,
