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Chapter 20: Whose Side Are You on Anyway?

Theo hadn’t even looked up or shown any interest until Warren and I had begun speaking to one another. Then, he had just scowled at me. Why?

Oh, right. He didn’t like me talking to Prince Warren. He’d told me that before.

With Theo staring at me, the two of us didn’t seem to have much else to say. To avoid the awkwardness, I cleared my throat. “Um… do you mind if I go back to my room and try to get some more sleep?”

Theo gave me a nod as he got up and walked away. “Go ahead. If you need me, I’ll be in my office.”

One of the maids had brought in a tray of food, and I’d nibbled at it for a few minutes, but I really wasn’t hungry. I had so much on my mind.

My thoughts went back to what Luther had said to me the night before. He’d mentioned that there were rebels in my own pack and insinuated that my father, our pack Alpha, was in trouble.

My parents were not home at the moment. This time of year, they normally would leave our pack lands for a couple of months. His Beta would still be there, as would some of the other pack leaders, so they should be able to manage.

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Although generally speaking, for the last couple of years, I

had been the one to manage the leadership and monetary af- fairs of the pack. So… if the situation was going poorly, why hadn’t anyone in the pack reached out to me?

It didn’t make any sense.

I had sent inquiries to all of the important people. I was eager to make sure that all was well back home. My parents would be surprised to return and find me absent, after all.

But it had been two weeks, and no one had responded. It was strange. I’d written to my governess, my best friend, the Beta and his wife…. Not a single letter in response.

Could it be that they weren’t getting the letters? Or maybe they were getting them, but everything was in such shambles that they didn’t have time to write back. Maybe ev- erything was just fine, and they saw no reason to reach out to

me….

I decided I needed some answers. I couldn’t just sit there and wonder what was wrong with my people when there

more.

an idiot, though. I knew better than to go out there

the pros and cons of contacting

prepared for my meet- ing with him. I had

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body, as well as strapped to my back and legs. I

he had really wanted to cause me harm, he would’ve done it then – wouldn’t he have? So was there something about me that prevented

of tension formed in my stomach,

way of knowing, but as I thought about the situa- tion, I grew even more nervous. As a result, not only was I cov- ered

they hadn’t known what they were getting into. This time,

a lion, a giant python, three badgers, a boa constrictor, a pair of jaguars who always stayed

one he-wolf, but then, Luther seemed

in a clearing

doing something entirely

lips quivered just slightly as I lifted the whistle that Luther gave me and

moment before I heard some noises from the

in gray slacks and a blue shirt. Not being clad in all black gave him a bit more of a human appearance. Still, my nerves continued to get the better of me. I held one of my knives in my hand, twisting the blade back and forth as he

across his face as he took a few hasty steps toward me. A growl emanated from each of

It was a fact. I might

smile widened. “I knew you’d call for me.

er.”

you meant when you were speaking about my pack,” I told him. “You said that there were rebels back there as

mail,” he said with a sim-

in my hands as I spoke. “Of

didn’t want your letters

figure out a way,” he replied,

figure out what he meant. My stomach was beginning to ache from the knots twisted there. “You! You stole my

not, it wasn’ t me.” His smile grew crooked as only one-half of his mouth pulled up higher, like he was attempting to fight his amusement and only half-win- ning. “Not only did I not intercept any of your messages, be- cause I’m a nice guy, but I’ll also give you some news.