I couldn’t tell if he was lying, but something felt off about the situation. To my surprise, Nyx stepped forward. “Gideon, we appreciate everything that you’ve done for us. Let us help you with this. Victor is clearly struggling, and you’re having a hard time managing that with everything that’s going on. It’s understandable. You’re not an alpha, but you are in charge of keeping these wolves safe. You obviously believe in this boy or you wouldn’t have put up with him for this long. Maybe you think of him as a son?”
Gideon’s head jerked up at that, and Nyx smiled. “He’s seventeen. It’s time for him to take responsibility for his own actions, don’t you think,” she continued.
“Fine,” Gideon said tightly. “He’ll be your navigator. You better take care of him. It might be best if you leave fi
