“What do you mean about the false claims of Ethan starting a fight?”
She looked at me with a mixture of confusion and surprise before quietly explaining.
“The day of the accident, I was told Ethan had started a fight with another little boy over a toy.”
She let out a tired sigh.
“The family of that other child is active military, which is why the center has been taking their side.”
The moment those words left her mouth, my wolf surged forward.
A low growl threatened to escape my chest before I forced it back down.
She must have felt the sudden change in me because her fingers tightened around my hand ever so slightly.
“Please…”
Her voice softened.
“Calm down.”
She searched my eyes, almost pleading with me to listen.
“I’m only telling you this because you’ve become invested in a
