Laila’s POV The hurt and confusion on Ethan’s face was so genuine that I had no doubt it wasn’t an act, but if he was speaking the truth, then it could only mean one thing. There was a traitor among my werewolf companions from the Gardner Lake Pack. “You can trust me, Laila, and I know it must sound like a joke to hear this from me, but I’ll prove to you that I can be trusted. I didn’t know what to believe anymore as I fought against every cell in my body, resisting the pull of the mate bond to run to my mate and lose myself in his embrace, as if my world hadn’t just gone up in flames and collapsed into a huge pile of ashes. “I want to talk to him alone, Lovis.” I told my brother as he helped me back onto bed again. Before

