Page 50 of Wolf Roulette

The packwonTimber. Sickening fear coursed through me.

“No congratulations?”

I struggled to speak through my reaction. “Did you expect it?”

The tribe only had Iron left.

Dammit, Rhona.She’d ignored my advice again.

“No. But you can tell me how you figured out our strategy to pass on to the Ni Tiaki. We should have steamrolled them, but barely scraped the win.”

He knew.

My stomach dropped. “The information was freely offered to me by a pack member. You were well aware of what I’d do with anything that came my way.”

A growl entered his voice. “Who gave you the information?”

“A man who smells old and likes to fish.”

“No name?” he asked sarcastically.

“I imagine he kept it to himself on purpose.”

Sascha drew a hand over his face. “My mate betrayed my pack.”

“Why is this a surprise to you? I made it clear where my allegiance was. You said that you understood. I wasn’t about to cast the information aside when the wolf forced it down my throat.”

He shoved the wicker chair back, rounding on me. “That’s when I thought all you needed was time to become part of this pack!”

My breath came fast.

“That’s not the case, is it, Andie?” he asked softly. “Time isn’t changing a thing.”

“I hoped it would,” I answered when my tongue unlocked. “But—"

“What about the kissing meet? Did that mean anything to you?”

My chest rose. “Youknowthat meant something.”

“Then why?” Emotion choked him “If this means something, tell me why it can’t continue.”

A lump cloyed my throat. I raised my hands. “You’re misunderstanding. Just because I’m loyal to the tribe, doesn’t mean my feelings for you are less or that they’ll diminish.”

He closed the gap to grip my upper arms.

I peered into his face and encountered stone-cold fury.

Sascha breathed. “I want to be patient and strong, but I need a sign. What do you feel for me, beautiful wolf? Because I love you.”

The words jammed in my throat.

“What do you feel?” he snarled.

I closed my eyes. “Please don’t ask me that.”Not yet.

They weren’t words to say when we both felt like this.

“Tell me.”

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