Chapter Eighty-nine (The Innocent Seductress)

Arric lay on the bed, fully clothed, holding Eirika to his chest. He pressed a kiss to her forehead, absentmindedly, replaying Aricel's reaction when he mentioned Gwenna. He couldn't tell if the other Lycan was involved in the Ironpaw Pack's activities, but he perceived he was hiding something.

Deciding to find out what it was before dabbling into the Ironpaw problem, he drew back from Eirika and got out of bed. He had agreed with his team to stay the night in Aricel's pack before heading to the Ironpaw Prowlers' Pack as agreed for one reason: to gain access to the grounds.

Getting out of the room as quietly as he could manage, he sniffed the air and followed Aricel's scent. The hallways to Aricel's quarters were not packed full of guards for a pack living close to a ruthless Alpha such as Alpha Jarvald Rukheim. Arric suspected another likely reason for that when he caught a whiff of the human girl's scent - Gwenna. 'Come on, now, Aricel,' he thought to himself as he got clo