Elijah
The second we get into my office, and I have the door shut and locked behind me, I let go of her and turn to say, "Tell me who you are."
She stumbles from the sudden loss of me pulling her and practically falls back onto the couch behind her. She catches herself at the last moment and lets out a huff of air.
"Raya. My name is Raya. I'm Gabriela's best friend."
My arms cross over my chest. "And how do I know you're telling the truth about that?"
"We went to your ball together. I can tell you who I met there and danced with, your packmates. Please, Your Grace, I didn't come here to cause trouble."
Her sincerity has me believing her, even if my skepticism doesn't. "I don't want anything to do with her. I sent her home for a reason."
"Look, whatever my pack alpha told you was a l
