Melanie POV

I didn't waste a second. I left the room and quickly made for the border of the property.

It didn't take long for me to arrive, and just as Irene had said, there was a small convoy of black, unmarked cars parked on the shoulder of the road, where a few older wolves gathered, clearly from the Pack Council, and by the look of things, Ethan was already addressing them.

“That won’t be possible, Elder Tyler. Like you said, she is an injured lady whom I’ve decided to shield under my pack. So you can go and report to the rest of the council, but I am not...