KERES POV I got back behind the wheel before my self-control remembered it had resigned sometime around the demon mouth, and Aiden and Thane returned to their positions around Perse, but only for the few seconds it took me to drive through the border and up the road toward the pack house. Nobody spoke. Mostly because we could feel all the eyes on us. There were wolves hiding between the trees, watching like we had dragged a scandal across their territory instead of bringing our mate home alive. Like our bond was something dirty. Something dangerous. Maybe it was. At least no one dared to stop us again. I was not in the mood to be social, and apparently Richard had already volunteered as the dumbest one present. I pulled up right in front of the pack house because if anyone expect

