“I’m fine. He just rubs me the wrong way.” She waved off my concern. “This isn’t about me. We have to keep you alive, and then I can stay far, far away from Marine Corps Ken.” I snorted. If she still had her sense of humor, things couldn’t be too bad. “You’re up, Brielle. Keep the focus, and let’s see you do it.” Crap. I hadn’t seen the second half of the move, distracted by Leigh. Gael was going to be so pleased with his star student. THIRTY-SEVEN Kane T he Russo Alpha was bound and bruised, his right eye swollen shut and blood oozing from a gash above his ear. They’d placed him in the equipment shed, the farthest outbuilding we had from the dormitories, which were still full. While a few packs had stayed true to their plans to leave immediately after the funeral and the oath bind

