Joshua
I woke to an empty bed again. My heart melted following Scarlet the night before to deliver a blanket to my mother. I didn’t feel she deserved it, but Scarlett didn’t seem to care. If it had been my father who sent someone there, my mother never would have interfered. Females never went against their mates in this pack. I was so proud of Scarlett’s strength. She was willing to defy me in order to care for another. Goddess she was brave. Then it hit me, even if there was some small part of my mother that truly wanted to care for Scarlett and her friends, she would never go against my father to do it. s**t, I may have to forgive her on some level. It seemed to be what my mate wanted; I just wasn’t sure how I would forgive the burns covering her skin.
I rolled out of bed and grabbed
