DANTE'S POV.
“Why you?” I asked, tilting my head at Bennett. “Why now? And who else have you spoken to about this?”
I needed to know, because at this point, given the situation right now, I couldn't afford to be caught off guard from any angle, not while she was living right under my roof, close enough to be easily noticed. If I was a man with no weakness two days ago, today it was a different story. And this game of crown and throne going on among the alphas is the biggest threat I need to watch out for. Despite what it was, I had made King Desmond a promise — one I couldn't afford to break.
Bennett blinked at the sudden sharpness in my tone. For a second he seemed caught off guard, but then he straightened and gave me a small, nervous smile.
“I knew you would ask that,” he said, almo
