“That’s not at all what I meant. I promise you, if you’ll let me explain, you’ll understand.”
Brielle held up one palm and shook her head. “No, Kane. No. I don’t want to hear it. Not right now.”
“Come on, besties. Let’s find some less assholish air. I think I spotted some hot wolves over there. Outside. Away from Alpha Asshat,” her tall blonde friend spat, glaring daggers through my forehead. Even in her anger, she was careful not to make eye contact.
“Brielle, please—”
Leigh was all hot temper when she spun on her heel, taking Brielle with her, but it was the last, sad look Brielle cast me over her shoulder that had my wolf howling with irrepressible rage.
Her quieter friend didn’t follow them immediately. She looked as if it cost her, but she whispered a lifeline to me before she ra
