"I don't feel any different," Mac commented. "Perhaps the wolf gene is muted because of Lily's unique heritage?" He, too, looked to the Alpha for an explanation.
Rafe shook his head his frown deepening as he thought back to the first matings and how none of them had realised the vampires were his until the night Loretta and Ashleigh had been taken by Daniel.
"No, it's something other than that," he answered. He met Mac's eyes and held them for a long moment before he had to concede the unthinkable.
"I'm not your Alpha."
The words hung on the air, the tension in the room thick.
"But that means..." Loretta choked out shooting a glance at Lily and seeing the understanding crossing her face.
"That I will be leaving the pack after all," Lily finished, sadness creeping into her voice as he
