Benedict I watch Sloane leave my party. I can still taste her honey flavored sweetness on my tongue and that passion ... that was unexpected. I smile as I watch her tail lights disappear down the drive. Fiery Sloane Hartwell hadn’t been kissed before tonight. Or if she has, she’s not that experienced. I’d wondered about her and Alpha Will. They seem very close, but after tonight, I’m confident that nothing has happened between them. I turn, ready to go back into my party only to find my mother standing at the entrance of the packhouse with that sour look on her face. I sigh as I climb the stairs, intending to ignore her. “Benedict ...” “Be very careful of the next words that come out of your mouth, mother. The warning I gave to everyone in the ballroom included you.” Her mouth someh

