•Dahlia• My heart didn’t flutter in a romantic aww-that’s-so-sweet-of-Hayden-to-say way. It fluttered in a someone-actually-cares-and-trusts-the-things-that-come-out-of-my-mouth way. When I was in Night Garden, the important decisions concerning the pack were made by me. Whereas, River mostly concentrated on… I had no idea what he even concentrated on. Most of the things that I needed the approval of the alpha for, I would just send them to him without going through the stress of explaining and meeting him. If he agreed to them, he would stamp them approved. If he didn’t, he would send them back to me. No conversation needed. Though River didn’t trust me at all, he trusted that I wouldn’t be foolish enough to do something that would place our pack in jeopardy. Why he had that trust? I

