Chapter 47

Derek observed again, that for the second time under the space of thirty minutes, his cousin’s eyes had widened, more like bulging out. The first time had been when Leo had stepped into the Hall, interrupting the lame excuse he had conjured up to give his cousin who had seemed restless and impatient all of a sudden. The others hadn’t noticed, but he had; perhaps because he was directly in front of her, or maybe because he had known her since birth.

Now staring at her and her bulging eyes, he wondered what she was surprised or shocked about. Then with a startling speed, he realized that these reactions he was observing on his cousin, including the nose tapping which she did whenever she was nervous, had all started since Leo came. He debated in his thoughts, whether the duo had known each other, sometime in the past, considering the fact that his best pack warrior was an ex-rogue.

He still remembered when he had first met Leo. It was on a chilly November night, four years