Convincing Lillian

Arielle’s POV:

Those words I heard did have an effect on me, and I couldn’t for one just deny that. It was like an avalanche of emotions suddenly built up inside of me, waiting until the last drop of weight that would send everything come rolling downhill.

Still, I had to be strong, I reminded myself. I was not just Arielle Grey, pack doctor. I was also a member of this pack, and I was protected. But more than that, I was the mate of the Alpha of the Redding Pack, Richard, which made me a future Luna. I had to learn to be stronge despite all odds.

“Was that what he said?” I used a false calm expression to hide all my fears behind it, building a wall to block all of that out of my mind for the time being. I crossed my arms over my chest and watched as Ethan displayed a look of surprise at my reaction, or rather, my lack of reaction. “I didn’t exactly expect any less from Leon. But you and I already know that, don’t we?”

A familiar scent caught my attention, and I suddenly was aware of