The couch was comfortable, the room was warm and Alpha Marcus was being as soothing as possible as he sat across from her, and yet Mia still felt the first prickles of unease stirring within. She sat rigid, unable to relax back into the cushions and, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t stop her hands from fidgeting in her lap. She wished she could pretend that the conversation ahead didn’t bother her, but it was years of her life and rarely a happy memory within it.
“I understand talking to a complete stranger is very hard, and I don’t expect you to tell me all the details, but if you are to stay at Gold Dawn, I need to know if my pack is in danger and what kind of danger.” Mia swallowed and nodded. She logically wanted to help as much as possible, but her throat had become so dr
