Rachael didn’t need Eloise to tell her about her past. She had already pieced it together herself. The hints had been subtle at first, but over time, they had become impossible to ignore. Eloise and Ainsley had a history. A deep, painful history that lingered between them like a shadow. Rachael had seen the way Ainsley’s gaze softened when he spoke about Aura, and how Eloise’s eyes would grow hard whenever the subject was brought up.
Though Rachael had joined the Litha Night Walker Pack only two years ago, she had heard enough stories to understand the weight of Aura’s name. Aura had been the younger sister of Alex, the woman Ainsley had fallen in love with. But it wasn’t just a simple love story, it was a betrayal. Ainsley had rejected his fated mate, Eloise, for Aura. But then, one fate
