I hear Violet tell me I am still in her bad books and feel my heart twinge in pain. I hate the thought of that. I don’t want her to be angry at me. I am instantly by her side, despite only being in my boxer shorts. I need to fix this.

“Vi, please” I pull her onto my lap, so she sitting on my knee on the forest floor. “I wanted to tell you. I begged Lachlan to be able to tell you. But we have rules and stuff. Your wolf has to be the one to work it out. I tried to drop hints. I tried to make...