She reaches her hand out and cups my cheek. "I care about you too, Marcus. Maybe someday we will find a way to be together as more than best friends, but right now we need to talk more about Seraphina. I know what pack took her in. I also know that Caspian plans to make it impossible for her to find a better mate. He is never going to let you become Beta, Marcus. He blames you when all of this is his doing. He doesn't deserve to be the next Alpha of the Shadow pack. He is just like his father," she says.
"I don't understand what's changed. I've never seen him as a man that would be so conniving. Why not just accept Seraphina's rejection?" "He has only allowed you to see what he wanted you to see. I need you to trust me, Marcus. Seraphina is weak to the bond because he didn't accept her r
