Harley’s P.O.V.
I almost jumped in my spot as he thundered, his face darkening in fury.
“Are you seriously defending the man who broke your heart and kept his mating history a secret? Carlos is a convicted abuser, Whisker. And all you can think about is the behavior of that pitiful woman …”
Derek repeated the details of the council’s verdict, clenching my heart. I tried to cover my pain with anger and snapped at him.
“No, that’s not what I meant. I am not defending Carlos. It’s just my observation about Irene.”
His eyes narrowed as his mouth fell open, as if I had smacked him hard across his face.
“Whisker, you are dangerously close to blaming the victim! Irene is just eighteen. A pregnant she-wolf whose mate is one of the most powerful Alphas in the werewolf society.
You think that
