Faith's Pov
The air in the pack house was filled with tension, thick and heavy like a storm about to break.
It was quiet as everyone contemplated my words and just when l thought Alice was about to give me a fiery response.
l felt the hairs on my body stand and l already knew who had joined us.
I braced myself, expecting Astor’s immediate, fierce defense of Alice, the way he used to be. But instead, an unnerving silence descended.
He didn't even glance at Alice. His eyes, usually so full of warmth for her, were fixed on me, a strange, unreadable expression in their depths. "Faith," he said, his voice a low rumble that vibrated through the room, cutting through the awkward silence. "I want to show you something."
And with that, he completely ignored Alice, and the stunned gasps from
