“I have nothing to do with it,” Ashleigh said as she shook her head.
“You want nothing to do with it,” Galen replied. “But the wolves that believe you should be in charge are the ones that caused this lockdown.”
Ashleigh clenched her jaw and turned away from him.
“Caleb is the only one that should be in charge," she stated.
Galen closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
“Ashleigh, I agree,” he said softly, “I really do, but… Summer needs someone now.”
Ashleigh shook her head and sighed in frustration.
“None of this makes sense,” she said. “The wolves of Summer are some of the most rational people I have ever met. Rumors? Paranoia? It doesn’t make sense.”
“And as I already told you,” Galen said. “Summer isn’t the pack you knew anymore.”
Ashleigh felt the irritation between them growing.
“Clearly,” she replied. “Because the wolves I saw huddled in that room back there definitely weren’t the wolves I knew. Or that Caleb led.”
