“Harris!” her voice was sharp and sweet as ever and she opened her arms wide to welcome the Rogue in a hug.

“I escape them, Nichole,” the Rogue—Harris—breathed. “The Alpha King captured me. But don’t worry, I kept my mouth shut.”

My lips broke into a smile when the Rogue had definitely obeyed what I commanded.

“You—you really do?” Nichole scanned the Rogue for any more injuries. “They tortured you, Harris!”

“Yes. The Luna, Sellyn, is there too but I make sure to just lie. She even laughed when I told them that it sure wasn’t you who told us of the shortcut in that border near the river,” the...