Johnson snapped from his thinking when his door opened. He rubbed his temples, taking away every worrisome thought tied to Cherry.

Something had happened to her, but she wasn’t saying. All she said was that she’d come home the next day. She better. He was worried sick.

He smiled as it was the lead warrior that came in. “I haven’t thanked you for going after that Alpha. I hear she’s still weak. You’re really strong.”

He cleared his throat after the compliment, feeling the weight of his words. His lead warrior could weaken Alpha Luciana. Was he very safe?

The lead warrior bowed respectfully. “I was doing as you said,...