I frowned, hesitating a moment before connecting the link. Jake. Adrienne sounded restrained even through the link. I heard you’re at the packhouse right now with Angela, is that right? Yes. Many wolves knew we had returned – even some Trackers were in the know about this – so it was no surprise that Adrienne knew about it too. Are you with her right now as we speak? Even through the mind-link, I could hear the tears in her voice. Are you…spending the night together? I didn’t know what to say. I had wanted to, but Angela wasn’t willing. However, there was no need for Adrienne to know about any of this. As I remained silent, I could hear Adrienne crying through the mind-link. I stayed quiet. Not knowing how to comfort her. Marcus instinctively curled around me. Wanting to protect our

