Chapter 17

He should have been expecting this. Despite Alpha Rhye's fierce protests, the old man had invited their fellow werewolves, the nearby pack, to stay in the council mountain two nights ago, along with their companion, a female witch called Livia. Who disappeared before he and Lily arrived that same evening. And as per Dimitri, during the witch's brief stay, they’d discovered that the witch had a human mother being held captive by a Moonlight she-wolf. And Rhye was not happy upon finding out about it.

Not that Alpha Rhye gave a shit, but Stephen had managed to convince Dimitri that this beautiful witch was somehow important to the future of their kind and that the witch's captive mother must be protected.

"About this witch? What do I need to do about it?" Rhye gritted, even knowing it was a stupid question.

What other nonsense could it be?

Dimitri’s lips twitched as if he agreed with the stupid part. "Talk to her."

"Can someone else do that part? I have a mate to