His Confession

Talking to Gonzalo about sensual matters would not help things. What they might do instead was to ruin it further. Hence, she probably should do herself some favor and swerve the course of the conversation away from that point.

Back to the matter arising; She hadn't expected him to offer to help her achieve her goal. But why? What was in it for him?

"Why?" she blurted out, suspicion evident in her voice. "You spent years praising Echo's reign. Why the sudden change of heart? Why would you now want to help someone who wishes to overthrow that reign you so much admired?”

He grimaced, and noiselessly chew on his bottom lip for a few seconds. "Echo has changed, River. Yes, I used to admire her reign but not anymore. Her methods have become… questionable, to say the least. The pack deserves better than an iron fist or an Alpha who doesn't address problems at their roots. She knows what to do to send these rogues away from her territory for good, but she wouldn't.”

He ran a hand th