Her Wounded Pride

[Fallon’s POV]

I watch my dad and Fineon’s exchange; there is so much trust between them that I feel a pang of pain shoot through me.

How would their relationship be if Dad ever figures out that Fineon was the one who forcefully tried to mark me? What’s worse, what if he learned it was all because he thought I was mom?

‘That shouldn’t be your concern.’ Artemis huffs. ‘I think a good asskicking by your dad is exactly what he deserves.’

Frowning, I once again find myself questioning the odd relationship between us.

Since she and I were two halves of a whole, shouldn’t she be feeling more empathetic towards our mate?

However, before I could think too long on it, a howl escaped Dad, signaling it was time to get moving.

Feeling, my adrenaline thrum, I watched as half of our battalion shifted into their wolf forms and surged forward, while the rest of us began to move on foot.

Giving dad one last glance, I let out a howl of my own and shifted, joining those that were in wolf form.

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