Josiah
I had barely gotten off the phone with Dr. Ramirez when Vero barged into my office. I’d always had an open-door policy, not only with my aunt, but with any member of my pack, but for some reason, the lack of respect was starting to rankle. Or maybe I was just in a miserable mood after getting the news that Olivia’s condition was worsening.
“Are you out of your mind?” Vero started without a preamble. “What are you thinking, bringing that girl back here again?”
I sighed and rubbed my forehead. I didn’t have to ask which girl, I knew she was talking about Avalon. “I’m thinking that she is now a werewolf, in my territory, in need of the protection of a pack,” I said with exaggerated reasonableness because, in reality, I didn’t owe my aunt any explanation for the decisions that I
