"What about Jacob? Dave? They're my mates, they'll be heartbroken if you take my life," Francine steered the conversation back to her immediate concern, now that she had gathered the information she needed. She tried to appeal to Sandy's deepest yearnings - her mates. Francine had observed Sandy's longing for Dave. She was candid about her attraction to Jacob, but she had been more subtle about Dave. However, Francine was neither oblivious nor gullible. "You're just a pitiful little girl. You've lost your wolf, yet here you are, pretending to be Luna and acting as if you rule the place. Jacob and Dave deserve better. They need more. They need a genuine woman who knows precisely how to satisfy them and govern as Luna with authority and grace," Sandy's words were laced with such malice that

