Fiona’s POV
The news about Alpha Derek coming to the Alpha’s gathering hosted by our pack hit me like a slap. For a long moment, I just sat on the edge of my bed, staring blankly at the tiny ants that marched around my desk, my heart thudding hard against my ribs.
I least expected him to show his face in an event such as this, and I wondered if he was interested in getting together with the other Alphas in the region or if he was coming to see if I had run back into Kael’s arms without a second thought.
If I had known things would get as messy and mixed up as this, I would have left a message for him through Mara. I would have told her why I was leaving as against Derek’s order. But no, I had been reckless enough to think that I would be able to slip back into Derek’s pack before he
