Alice couldn't move.
Couldn't blink.
Couldn't breathe.
Tell her what happened to her parents.
The words hit harder than anything else had.
Harder than werewolves.
Harder than Moonborn.
Harder than finding out Jake was her mate.
Because this—
This was different.
This was personal.
Slowly, Alice turned toward Jake.
His face had gone completely pale.
No.
Not pale.
Terrified.
Jake Hunter looked terrified.
And suddenly Alice wasn't sure she wanted to hear the answer anymore.
"...Jake."
His jaw tightened.
"Alice—"
"No."
Her voice shook.
"No more secrets."
Silence.
Damien watched with amusement.
Savannah looked uncomfortable.
Jake looked trapped.
Alice swallowed hard.
"My parents died in a car accident."
The words came automatically.
The story she'd known her entire
