Jake's POV
Sylvia's words were in my head, too.
We had spoken only once.
But once was enough.
That woman was dangerous.
The kind of dangerous that didn’t rely on strength or brute force,but something worse.
She used words like weapons.
And if I wasn’t careful?
She would leave me bleeding.
I clenched my fists.
She had spoken about Brielle too easily.
Too smoothly.
Like she had been planning this for years.
And when she talked about Brielle's first rejection
It had been too precise.
Too personal.
Like she had been involved.
I didn’t trust Sylvia.
Didn’t trust her daughter, either.
And yet
The doubt was still there.
Not because I wanted it to be.
But because I was an Alpha.
And doubt was a disease that spread fast,especially when my own pack was whispering behind my ba
