Gideon looked away.
“She’s angry with me,” I told Ivan, my voice softer. “She didn’t want to go back.”
“I’ll talk with her,” Ivan said, and I hoped it would help. I rarely fought with Nova. This new rift between us was tearing me apart.
“Thank you,” I said.
After I hung up, Gideon looked at me again. “Nova okay?”
I nodded. “She didn’t want to stay put. She’s been worried about Leo.”
“I can understand that,” Gideon said.
“Me, too,” I said. “But that doesn’t mean I can allow it.”
“No,” Gideon agreed.
“How did the lawsuit go?” I asked him. “Is that where you were? The Royal Pack?”
“Yes,” he said. “And it went well, though the Alpha King insisted I offer Darius more food. He ruled in my favor, so I get to keep the pack. Daphne is furious, of course, which is how my guards uncovered
