Rhys approached the door with a tray of snacks he had the kitchen prepare for him. He had no idea what she liked, so he told them to pile the tray with a little bit of everything.
He didn’t like the idea of locking up his future Luna, but Dylan and Marcus agreed that it was the safest thing for now, both for her, and for them. He didn’t want the pack to know about her just yet.
Gamma Marcus had taken the news better than he expected. The grizzled warrior was surprised, but pleased that the young Alpha and Beta had come to him as soon as they returned to fill him in on the situation, as they promised. Once they had explained that Rhys’ odd behaviour the night before was the result of a betrayed mate bond, he was immediately sympathetic.
Jodie was Marcus’ second-chance mate; his first m
