Page 105 of Dark Moon Secrets

I slipped into the clubhouse. The open-style rectangular room was full of all the members of our pack. It stunk like wolf, hormones, sweat, and anger.

What had I missed?

I held my breath, scanning the room, my eyes meeting Tyr. It wasn’t like I could trust him to find out what had transpired while I was away protecting a witch.

Tanjie had been so powerful. It had been mesmerizing to watch her fight the wolf. Something niggled in my mind about this. I couldn’t work out what, but it didn’t matter. I had other things to focus on.

Right now, I needed to put my pack first.

I edged closer to Rafe, glaring at Tyr, who was closer than I would like to the alpha.

My skin prickled, and my wolf was on edge. Something was up, and it involved me.

“Look who finally arrived,” said Tyr.

My wolf lurched at him, and it took all my self-control to contain him and stay in my human form. Losing control wouldn’t bode in my favor.

“Where have you been?” demanded Rafe.

He was riled up, eyes full of emotion, a healing scar across his face from the fight.

“I was checking out the town, making sure it was safe,” I answered.

“Like hell you were,” said Rafe as he stepped toward me aggressively.

I squared my shoulders and tensed my muscles. I was ready for whatever was about to transpire.

“You wanted me to find out who the snitch was in the pack so that’s what I was doing.” I lowered my voice and looked at him directly. The lie came easier than I expected it would.

I just have to get through this, then things will be back on track.

This line I kept telling myself was fast becoming the worst mantra. Ever since seeing Tanjie, I couldn’t keep my mind on track.

“You were seen with the witches.”

I glared at Tyr, who looked way too smug for my liking. The traitor. A cold chill went through me. It had to be him who had ratted the pack out. It had to be.

Why else would he have known where I was? He had been with the wolf from the other pack. It was the only explanation that made sense.

What annoyed me the most was how did I miss it?

Had he followed me?

I had to get my head sorted and stop obsessing about Tanjie or whatever the hell I was doing. I was about to lose everything I was gunning for over a woman—a witch woman, to be precise.

I looked back at Rafe and knew there was no way he was going to believe me. I still had to try.

“Like I said, I was checking the town, and good thing I did. I tracked another wolf, one from the Wild Fire pack.”

“That’s not what I’ve heard.”

“It’s what happened. I fought him. He wouldn’t say why he was there.” It was a dangerous lie, one my life depended on, along with my position in the pack.

If I was still allowed to stay in the pack.

“You were protecting her,” interrupted Tyr.

His words confirmed my guilt. The fucking bastard, I would expose him if that was the last thing I’d do, which could well be the case, the way things were going right now for me.

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