“I see she follows orders well,” Morven said with a grin. “That must be nice.”
I stared at him for a moment, and the friendly grin dropped. “I suppose she’s filled your head with lies about me. I thought she might.”
“Why would she think of you at all unless she already knew you. She lived a very sheltered life as a rogue.”
Caught in his own lie, Morven chuckled. “Very well. It’s not like you would talk to any of the others about this. We both know that they wouldn’t believe you. I never considered Ragor a friend, you know. He was a useful tool. Very useful, and all he wanted in return was to rub elbows with power. Fool thought he could be an alpha one day. He had the raw power, I would give him that, but he didn’t have the intelligence or discipline.”
“And when Ragor murdered one of my
