Cole
“Will you still go through with it?” Matt asked, his tone even but probing.
“What do you mean?” I replied, feigning ignorance, my eyes fixed on the screen of my iPad.
“She’s suspicious, you know,” he stated, his hands steady on the wheel as he efficiently turned the car. We were heading to the first Alpha King conference, but his words hung heavily in the air.
“I didn’t know my beta was the type to gossip... or eavesdrop,” I said, my voice calm, unfazed, as I tapped through the data on the screen.
I felt him stiffen, his grip on the wheel tightening slightly. “Well, it couldn’t be helped, Cole. You two fought like cat and dog—and loudly. If it had been at the main pack house, half the members would’ve woken up.” His voice was smooth, unaffected by my jab, as if my words hadn’t un
