Lyra POV I shoved a bite of crunchy cereal into my mouth. By the time we had finally gotten back to the pack the next day, Rebecca had been livid. Xavier hadn’t been much happier, but he’d at least kept the pack from finding out their Alpha and another woman had left overnight and kept everything under control. Apparently, he knew ahead of time that Ronan had gone off, but he hadn’t been given clear instructions on what to do if he didn’t come back. I can only imagine the sight we must have made, waltzing through the woods side by side when we’d finally emerged, Ronan’s leg covered in blood. I’d stalked away and let Rebecca have Ronan. Even if it made something deep inside of me twinge uncomfortably. I tried to keep my head down the last three days, helping Marni with searching for her

