Gabriel's POV: I put Timothy on active protection duty for Willow. Tiberius wouldn't notice one warrior missing, even if he were the son of the former gamma. And if Tiberius noticed Timothy's absence, I could always say he was with family. It was the best cover-up, as I wouldn't lie while exposing as little information as possible. Timothy even updated me on what was being sent to Willow through his mother, Cassandra. Each new message enraged me all the more than the last. I just wanted to tear the person sending those messages to my mate apart. It made focusing on the alliance meetings hard, especially when I thought Tiberius was somehow in on the whole thing. And Veronica was still acting strangely around me. I needed Piper back as soon as possible to help with all this because, with

