Ava's POV
“Sonia fought back to protect Maria,” Anderson went on. “She shoved him. He stumbled… hit his neck on a nail.”
A beat of silence passed.
“He died.”
“You’re Sonia’s lawyer?” I slowed my steps, turning to look at Anderson. Confusion flickered through me, and my wolf tilted its head, just as puzzled.
With the Phillips’ scent of hardship still lingering in my nose, it didn’t make sense. They didn’t have the kind of resources alpha wolves like him usually dealt with.
“Yeah,” Anderson said, like he’d already caught the direction of my thoughts. “My firm takes pro bono cases sometimes. Wolves who can’t afford legal fees but are in serious situations.”
Pro bono… Helping without expecting anything in return.
I glanced at him sideways, studying him more carefully this time. This wa
