Chapter 39

"You can't go see her now," Roth said to Elsa, as she was about to step towards the door. "You'll have to wait a bit longer."

"Why's that?" Elsa asked with furrowed brows, wondering if there had been a new development in Anna's predicament.

"Lucian is still with her." Roth's mood seemed a bit down as he made mention of that. He had obviously run into Lucian while he had gone to see Anna.

"Oh..." Elsa expected that. Lucian had probably been having a hard time dealing with all that was going on. She regretted not going in to encourage him, as she was sure that her quietness at the meeting on the night before had probably given him a good impression of her. "It must be a really tough time being an alpha in this sort of situation."

"And it must also, really be a tough time being a stray wolf in a new clan," Roth spoke with a disposition that depicted compassion if not grief.

"You believe she's innocent, don't you?" Elsa sat on her bed, wondering how long it was going to take Lucian to be