ELRETH
She'd been so completely confused—raging angry, but utterly confused. What had driven him to this. What did he want?!
Then he stared at her and his scent changed. Which only confused her more, until something flashed behind his eyes. Something she'd only ever seen in her father's face. When he was staring at her mother.
Desperation. Joy. Hunger.
But that was crazy, why would—?
And suddenly, like a cub tumbling down a grassy hill to land on its feet, everything fell into place.
Everything.
Her mouth dropped open. She blinked. And blinked again. And for the first time in a very long time, she looked at him.
Not at her confidante.
Not at her closest ally.
Not at the friend who'd been present for every major milestone in her life.
She looked at Aaryn. The male. The wolf.
