It was late, but I couldn’t sleep without Maverick nor did I want to. I sat outside on the deck, sipping Maverick’s whiskey, enjoying the perfect summer night. Maverick was still tied up with the council elder. I had no idea what was taking so long. He, Jace, and Lia took the guy out for a nice dinner hours ago. I guess it was tradition for pack leadership to wine and dine council members, but since this guy was mateless, Brynn and I weren't invited.
I knew Brynn was going to have to testify tomorrow and I was nervous for her. Since she and Jace were mated, her confidence had grown exponentially, but it would still be hard to recount her trauma. I spent most of the evening with her, making sure she wasn’t alone and trying to distract her from her testimony tomorrow. Truly, the only person
