LILY'S POV
"You're awake."
"Barely. My head feels like something used it as a drum."
"That's the power surge. Your body wasn't built to handle that yet. It will be."
"Yet. It's so reassuring. Thank you, Mason."
"You're welcome."
"That was sarcasm."
"I know. I chose to ignore it."
"Are we safe?"
"For now."
"You keep saying that like it's a complete sentence."
"Because right now it is. Tyler escaped. But the Council has a warrant. He touches you on protected ground, he declares war on every pack in North America."
"But he'll come anyway."
"Yes."
"Because men like Tyler don't accept losing."
"Tyler doesn't see it as losing. He sees it as a delay."
"I almost married him." A long pause. "I had a cake tasting, Mason. Three tiers. Vanilla and raspberry. I stood there choosing betw
