“Understandable.” I held her close.
“But even then, I could have tried to make it work.”
“Then what happened?” I pulled back.
“Mid-rut, the scent hit him. The she-wolf was pregnant with his pup. And he lost control. He ripped her apart. The poor girl was no more than seventeen and he ripped her to shreds. I watched as he killed a girl that he confessed his love too, and I couldn’t do anything because I was a rouge wolf on his land.”
I stared at her for what felt like minutes, but it was probably only seconds. “Mom…”
She shook her head, and a new tear fell. “I knew then I could never mate Vince. So I left. And I spoke with my father, as you spoke with me, and he said he would never make me mate with a wolf that held females so low. Low enough to use them while they were at their weakes
