Alpha Killian remained silent.
“My guardian…” I hesitated. “She’s the pack witch.”
That caught his attention slightly.
“Dorothy knows a lot about healing and magic,” I explained quickly. “Maybe she could help us.”
Alpha Killian’s expression remained unreadable.
“Would you be willing to try?”
A long silence followed.
Then—
“No.”
I frowned immediately.
“No?”
“I don’t trust your guardian.”
The irritation returned instantly.
“She’s done nothing to you.”
“I also don’t trust you,” he added.
My eyes widened.
“Excuse me?”
“You disappeared for six months after marking me.”
“I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WHO YOU WERE!”
My voice echoed through the trees louder than I intended.
I immediately lowered it again.
“You act like I planned this,” I hissed angrily. “I’m trying to help, and instead y
