My cheeks flushed even more.

"I guess I lost track of time," I admitted.

"You think?" He asked, his sarcasm wasn't missed, but there was also a twinkle of humor in his eyes, so I didn't think much of it. "I managed to see some of the work you've started and your scheduling. You've gotten a lot done. I'm quite impressed."

"I've barely scratched the surface," I told him, chewing my bottom lip a bit nervously.

"You've done more than I've done for them. I've been putting most of those things off because they weren't my priority at the moment. Thank you for helping me out."

It was at that moment I realized his wounds were gone.

"You've been healed," I said simply.

He glanced down at his body before nodding.

"My wolf worked all night to heal my wounds," he explained. "I'm an Alpha; we don't stay injured for long."

I nodded, thoughtfully.

"I see," I said, keeping my bottom lip between my teeth. "Where are you off to this morning?" I found myself asking.

"I am training with the warriors and Alphas this morning," he answered. "We are preparing ourselves for any future rogue battles so injuries like yesterday don't happen again." "Will Shirley be there?"

it was. I immediately wanted to take back that question, but his brows pinched together and the look of confusion crossed

yes," he answered. "She is an Alpha as

my

my words. His tone hardened and he sounded almost sharper than

head, trying to save myself

don't have any female warriors and I wasn't sure if

He raised his brows.

weaker and are meant to be protected by the males," he told me as if it was the

some females who are quite strong and more than capable of defending themselves in

wish to

е

start learning at young ages as well. Are you really going to deny your

looked genuinely

He asked. "Why would they want that when we

A rogue attack could happen anywhere at any time. Nobody is safe and that's been proven in the past—" "We are doubling our patrol," he told me, cutting off

"What then? What if the rogues invade and there are too many of

"That won't happen-"

said firmly, cutting him off this time.

moment while

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