“That is not what I am offering!” I growl, pulling my keys from the ignition. I should go home. This wasn't my plan. “Why are you still hesitating?” Axton questions. “Because my pack is without an alpha if I stay,” I tell him, the words leaving my lips taste bitter, knowing I should be home by now. “I sent Eli and a few of my men to patrol your borders already, so please tell Sondra not to shoot them!” “You did?” “I won’t leave your pack defenseless, Elena, so yes. I knew you wouldn’t be able to stay away for long. You’d fret for them. They are still under one. All she-wolves fret for their young, especially when you are breastfeeding.” I chew my lip when another thought occurs to me. If Eli isn’t here, that means we would be in his house alone unless he has a nanny to help with the b

