Chapter 19

One week into her stay Daniella sat in the garden playing cards with Katrina. Oliver was on the swing staring up at the sun. The girl was taking the death of her family really well. The rest of the men were inside having a meeting.

Four cars had arrived that morning, and Daniella knew they were all Alphas from different packs. Katrina placed her palm on top of the deck as the two cards matched.

“What’s going on with you, Daniella?” Katrina asked.

“Nothing. I’m just wondering what the meetings all about,” she said, pressing a card on top of the others. Glancing toward Oliver, she couldn’t help but be worried about the young girl.

“She’s doing fine, you know.”

“How do you know? Her family was killed before her eyes. She should be feeling something.”

“The men have been talking, and Oliver was considered a mutt amongst the pack.”

Daniella frowned, looking back at Oliver. Whenever she’d been at the house, Oliver was treated like a princess even t