“What kind of confirmation?”
Jenson’s face darkened. “Like that his mate is the one giving orders rather than him. f**k, I should have thought of that.”
“It’s one theory, and there are a lot of pieces that would have to fall into place for that to happen.” Of course, Claudine always seemed to be fifteen to twenty steps ahead of us, so it wasn’t unreasonable to think that she’d know Troy would be gone. “The point is that we’re not weaker just because he’s gone. We can hold the pack just as easily without him.”
“But you have to stay away from the perimeter. Even when they attack,” Jenson pointed out.
I narrowed my eyes. “Never going to happen.”
“It is going to happen. You are going to protect this pack, but this pack is also going to protect you. You stay away from the perimeter, or…”
