Thelma's POV
"She should be scared," Xavier said grimly. "She's caught between loyalty to her parents and whatever conscience she might have left. But Thelma, you need to understand, if it comes down to choosing between you and them, she'll choose them. She always has."
The words hurt, but I knew they were true. In my previous life, Yvonne had stood by and let me die. Whatever complicated feelings she might have, they hadn't been enough to save me then, and they wouldn't be enough now.
"So what's our next move?" I asked.
Xavier released my hand and returned to the table, pulling out a map of the pack territories. "First, we need to find proof of what Marcus has done. Not just suspicions and circumstantial evidence, but hard proof that will stand up before the Council of Alphas. That me
