I wanted to dig my nails into my palms with the anxiety, but then I’d have to let go of Bri and Shay, and they were the only ones holding me up right now. But Reed, Kane, and Dirge didn’t look worried. That had to mean he’d be fine, right? They knew about the baby; they wouldn’t let him kill himself over something minor. “I have called this challenge today because Karl and Sven participated in behavior unbecoming of not only our pack, but of wolves anywhere.” Gael lifted his chin as he spoke, projecting his voice so that everyone gathered could hear every single syllable. “In Pack Blackwater, we respect our pack mates, but most especially our females. These two”—he pointed accusingly at the two of them—“think that it’s funny to make off-color jokes about the females of the pack and use

