Chapter 51

Valerie

“I suppose all of this boils down to whether we believe him or not,” Lucas was saying. It seemed like no matter the predicament, he made it a point to stay amused through the entirety of the situation.

Even now, he sipped his tea with a coy smile creasing his cheeks.

Sebastian shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t know. Do you?”

Lucas relished the question for a moment, setting his tea cup back onto its glass. “He’s suspicious. But I don’t take the man as a liar—not about this. Not to his Lord. Either it truly is a wolf, or he believes it to be one.”

“But a wolf from the Silvermoon Pack?” asked Sebastian. “Prestige is one thing, but loyalty is something entirely different to the wolves. And the repercussions of such a thing…”

“That’s why I’m reluctant to believe he’s lying,” Lucas returned. “To frame a Silvermoon wolf is a dangerous game.”

Sebastian nodded. He had been supplied with a pair of slacks, but I still tried terribly hard not to let my eyes linger on his chest. The anatom