“Have a seat, Jack,” I invite him when it is just the two of us and Nathan in the office. “I don’t have time for niceties, so let’s get to it. It’s no secret where Ryan’s loyalty lies. Where do you stand?”
I would rather that people hate me openly than pretend to be on my side and stab me in the back.
“Alpha, the day you killed William, I’ve cried out of joy,” he smiles.
“Why didn’t you just leave the pack?” I am perplexed and uncertain if I should trust Jack. He has been with William since the beginning.
“Because of my children, Alpha. If I leave, he’ll kill them or even worse, torture them. If I took them with me, he’ll hunt us down and kill us.”
I weigh Jack’s words. What he says perfectly makes sense. Everyone knows once you’re part of Blood Moon, you do not get out alive. Still,
