Alpha Sebastian and Serena both stiffened when they saw Eira.
Serena slipped her arm from his—but not before Natalie clocked the luxury bags hanging from his other hand.
Natalie gave them a polished smile. "Alpha Hale. And you must be Hale Pack's Luna."
For half a second, Serena said nothing. Her smile stayed perfectly in place, but her eyes cut to Eira, waiting to see what she'd do.
"No," Alpha Sebastian said.
He looked directly at Eira as he said it.
Serena's fingers tightened around her purse strap before she recovered. "Sebastian and I grew up together," she said lightly. "He was just helping me pick out a few things for my new place."
Natalie and Kate exchanged a quick glance. They worked around powerful people for a living. They knew an explanation that arrived
