River's POV: I glared at the human next to Mari. I didn't like her already. She seemed to think I was some bad person at first. Now she wanted to know about the private business of me and my mate. Fat chance. Mari sighed at me. "River." She scolded me and I huffed loudly. "I won't budge on that, Mari. She has no right. Especially not after the way she treated me." I knew she wanted us to get along. That much was very clear. Yet I couldn't bring myself to like this girl right now. "We should just go. The pack will get restless if we are both out too long." "Why?" The girl asked my mate instead of me. "Because River is the Alpha." She explained, and I crossed my arms with a sigh. The girl gasped loudly and grabbed her arm, shaking her lightly. "You bagged an Alpha?! Girl, you have to s

