As Hunter imagined, some of the bookshelves broken after the library incident had to be replaced, but at least, as he read the papers spread across the kitchen table where he was working that morning, Hunter realized that the town carpenter had been kind and made lighter budgets, after discovering that the teens' parents had insisted on paying for the damage caused by the rebellious cubs, especially Jeremy's father. And, of course, they had also personally apologized to Corinne for those kids' unfulfilled plans and for having saved them from falling off the bookshelf anyway.Gosh, he had piles and piles of administrative work to do that night, but still his mind couldn't rest at peace as the vision of her face, both human and bestial, returned again and again to his mind. Once again, she had caused a pandemonium that normally would have made him furious, but the only thing that had happened was that Hunter

There were dozens of things Hunter could have been doing at that moment. Several daily obligations that he should be fulfilling at that moment. But still, he was there, discreetly leaning against the stable door, as he watched Corinne pet the two small foals with thin, trembling legs that were near Opal. He had already seen that mare almost destroy that entire stable in one of her rages, but now, she looked like an obedient puppy, accepting all the vegetables Corinne offered her and keeping a close eye on her cubs, while enjoying the tigress's cuddles. It was such a sweet and peaceful scene that, for some reason even he couldn't understand, Hunter just wanted to stay there, watching take care of those horses as if they were his own little pack. “If you have something to tell me, then you better say it now, instead of spying on me.” Corinne criticized, without even turning to face him, although Hunter wasn

“That was just a part of Corinne’s life. Several times, she visited us at the main house and just those moments were enough for our father to decide that isolating her in the country was not far enough away for her to stay from our home.”“So she was able to have all these luxuries on these occasions and your father, the same one who sent her away several times, simply allowed that? Without ever trying to punish her or simply deny her requests?” Hunter continued questioning him, until Diego gritted his teeth.“I came here to try a good deed, Alpha Calibur, but now I see that I came too late. It seems that my sister's theater has already poisoned your mind and is preventing you from seeing the truth.”"On the contrary. No one is more interested than me in knowing every detail

“Be careful with your words, Diego…” she growled, needing to sink her claws into the armrests of the chair to avoid doing the same on his neck.“What? It was a compliment. Smart tigresses make our pack more powerful, that's what Grandpa always said, although I doubt you remember that. Besides, one of my sisters has to be able to do something useful, since Nicole is always busy with those useless paintings…”"How is she? And Declan?” Corinne interrupted him, eager for any news on how her young siblings were doing “Did they… Send me a message?”“Why would they send it?” Diego laughed, as if that mere question was ridiculous “Declan has more important things to worry about now that there are also wolves on our borders and you know how Nico

Before Hunter could take matters into his own hands, someone else did, making him hesitate once again, when Corinne's voice sounded imposing. “The alliance that was formed between the two packs is not a sign of cowardice, but rather that my father, Alpha Valiant, and my husband, Alpha Calibur, know how to measure dangers wisely and give up their pride to protect their own packs. Furthermore, you, as an Alpha, should be more than pleased with the end of this centuries-old feud, because it means preventing a war between wolves and tigers that could further harm your territory.” she spoke to the fox, firmly and unquestioningly “I understand that your territory may be suffering collateral damage from a situation involving my husband's territory, but, if you truly value your alliance with him, then you should be looking for the most as courteous as possible to treat this matter, rather than the way he treated