“A female?” Disbelief bloomed in his eyes. “Not Fallon, right?” I shuddered. “No. My sister is perfectly capable of handling herself. It’s… a… Luna candidate.” His mouth popped open. “And this is just between us,” I warned. His jaw snapped shut as he nodded. “I don’t need the pack getting all worked up until I figure out what I’m going to do.” Because that was the problem. I wasn’t sure where this would lead. All I knew was that I was intrigued and didn’t want anything to happen to the woman until I scratched this itch. Call it an Alpha’s protective instinct or the dismissiveness she’d shown inciting the challenge, but I needed to feel this out. My wolf was growling. I ignored him. Ivan wanted to ask more, but he wisely kept to the topic. “I’ve never known you to be indecisive, bos

