Chapter 46

Brooke smiled sadly. “It’s fine. I love Alice. I’d do anything for her.”

“Brooke, I am sorry for keeping you from your mate, but I’m not risking mine, so let’s go,” Alec snapped. “Now. I do not trust your mate.”

Brooke wiped her damp eyes and turned her back on Harry. Every cell in her body was telling her to turn around and run to him. “You shouldn’t. Just be glad you can trust me; otherwise, Alice would have no hope.”

“I’m glad she has people who care for her.”

“She’s an extraordinary girl. She’s loved by many.”

“And they all hate me,” Alec chuckled.

“Yes,” Brooke said. “But I understand your situation. They do, too, but we want to fight. You don’t. The pack are fighters—we don’t give up. What you’re doing, giving in to Rogue—that’s giving up.”

“It’s working for me,” Alec shrugged. “You guys aren’t doing too great.”

“We’ll th