Ari's POV
You, look again at the borders, he said impatiently. Whoever coughs, or who appears weak, retreat them.
The guard nodded fast. “Yes, Beta.”
Rylan’s jaw tightened. And cease to pry into the health of the Alpha. I said I’m handling it.”
That hit me. Handling it? When did a Beta begin to do medical? I approached, pretending to be seeking herbs in my pocket.
Rylan froze when he saw me. His face turned the other way around and was difficult to decipher.
Healer, said he with a false smile. “Working early?”
“Yeah,” I replied. “You?”
He shrugged. An attempt to keep this pack alive.
He sounded dead flat. But his gaze flew out to the mansion of the Alpha for only a second. Enough for me to notice.
He was hiding something.
Harriet tugged at my robe. “Mommy, he smells weird.”
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