Chapter 19

One week into her stay Skye sat in the garden playing cards with Nina. Riley 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 Skye knew they were all Alphas from different packs. Nina placed her palm on top of the deck as the two cards matched.

“What’s going on with you, Skye?” Nina asked.

“Nothing. I’m just wondering what the meetings all about,” she said, pressing a card on top of the others. Glancing toward Riley, 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 Riley was considered a mutt amongst the pack.”

Skye frowned, looking back at Riley. Whenever she’d been at the house, Riley was treated like a princess even though she recalled the young g