“That’s not something I’ve dwelt on.” Elena’s voice was steady.
Raphael fixed her with a piercing look, his forehead tightening. "With the whispers spreading through the packs, your name has already stained Dolphus. Do you want our bloodline to be dragged into this too?"
Elena lowered her gaze, as though concealing the turmoil inside. “That had never crossed my mind…” she murmured.
Raphael finally turned to face her. His aged eyes gleamed with wolf steel, "To protect my daughter, we have told the packs that you are only kin of Dolphus’s birth family. That is all you are. The help Dolphus gives you has drawn too much attention already. I warn you, Elena, stop seeking him out. Break all ties with the Farringtons. Do not cross that line again."
Elena opened her mouth, her lips parting as
