I lay there, trying without success to poke holes in the logical conclusions I'd made. My anger built as I felt my life slipping away. It was worse than my worst fears; I'd turn into Princess Puppy Mill without the Princess part.

I picked up on what the Beta had done to Todd. There was no way the Pack Beta could disappear without raising suspicions, especially since Killington would be a prime suspect. His son was stuck here with me for the next nine to ten months. He seemed like a decent guy when I talked to him at the beach party. Was that an act, or was all this...