Ashley's pov:
I went all the way to the pack house, hoping to meet my dad there and not the ruthless Alpha.
Just as I was about to pass through the gates, the guards stopped me.
"Where do you think you're going?" one of them asked.
"I want to meet the Alpha, and it's urgent. In fact, very urgent. Please let me go in."
I knew he was there. I had seen his brand-new car.
"Wait a second," the other guard said, and I knew he was mind-linking someone.
After a while, he asked, "And what's your name, young lady?"
I hesitated. I was afraid that if I told him my name, the Alpha would refuse to meet me. Then what would happen? But I had never learned how to lie, so I replied,
"Ashley... Ashley Adler."
Their eyes widened when they heard my name.
After a moment, the guard who had been mind-l
