Asher couldn't believe what the woman had just said; she admitted out loud that he had touched her, and to make matters worse, she called him a pervert. He had done nothing wrong; his only sin was not being able to control his wolf, but he couldn't admit it out loud. An Alpha who couldn't control himself would be a disgrace to his entire pack.

Where would that leave him? Whether Emma was a witch or not didn't matter; it was clear that the arrival of that woman would only bring trouble, and he wasn't willing to tolerate it.

Alaric looked at Emma and then at him with a gesture...