"I don't know why this hypocrisy should arise," Ryan stated. "You must know that before she wandered into your pack, she used to be a member of the Blood Moon pack."
Ava turned to Adrian quickly, watching him assimilate that information. Ryan had no idea that that was sensitive infotmation; he actually assumed that Adrian was being unnecessarily hypocritical. He didn't know that Ava had been hiding such critical information.
But Adrian did not react; not as Ava expected him to, anyways. He stood quietly. His arm was still around Ava, but Ava knew at once that he was only concealing his anger.
Ryan turned to Ava. "Bitterness and unnecessary arrogance will get us nowhere. If you would at least want us to reparate for what was done, we should both be on a pedestal on which we can c
