I knew what he meant. If the assassin’s thought Leo was here, we could use that as a trap to catch them as they arrived. The secret would be kept even among the guards and staff, in hopes we could catch the traitors as well. Only my oldest and most trusted guard and servants would be brought into the loop. Peter, one of Ivan’s warriors who had worked with Raven in the past in my pack, would also stay to assist. An outside perspective might see things more clearly than I could. Even I could acknowledge that. That Raven trusted Peter so implicitly meant that I could also trust him. “I will offer whatever other resources I can provide,” Ivan said. “My pack has always been secular and isolated, and this has served us well. This will help protect Leo, but I fear my use of spies is limited. H

