Chapter 95. I Won't Tell if You Won't

"He's not our mate." Doris said silently. She could have sworn the voice scoffed at her words. "Melody is his mate."

"We both know that's not true. She faked her mark to take your place. Everyone knew he was looking for a mark."

"Doris?" A voice called from behind her. Doris turned to see Patrick standing a few feet away, his hands still stained in blood. Or perhaps she was imaging it again. She blinked and his hands were clean again. "What're you doing out here?"

"Oh, I was just... thinking." Doris wrapped her cloak tighter around herself. The wolf inside her retreated and she knew they were done for now. Would it always be this way? Would the wolf inside her always come out to say its opinions even when they're wrong.

Patrick shoved his hands deep in his pockets. "It's quite an odd place to be doing a thing like that. You'll freeze to death."

Doris nodded and went to back up a little towards her cabin until a thought stopped her. "How come the ma