Chapter 5. Claws and Consequences

Zoe’s POV

“That’s not the point!” he barked. “They were ex-warriors. One wrong move and—”

He cut himself off, exasperated.

“Dad, we just wanted to come home. Being away from all of you... It crushed us.” I wiped my tears as they began falling again, this time, real.

“George, please,” Mom said, gently pushing Dad and his Beta out the door. “Go back to your pack work. Let me have my girls.”

Once he left, Mom turned back to us with a mischievous grin and arched brow.

We burst into laughter as we spilled everything—our escape, the rogue fight, our wild journey. By the end, our sides ached.

“Well,” Mom smirked, “what matters is that I won the bet with your Alpha and saved your butts!”

“What bet