The Alpha felt his she-wolf's arms close around his neck as he kissed her cheek. He had finished taking in the last of the mad wolves—who were no longer mad, thank the gods. All except the one who was wounded, but it seemed that very soon he might make his decision as well.

“I don't even know how to thank you for doing this,” Rhia said, touching his chest.

“It's strange,” Aidan acknowledged, pulling up a chair to sit and having the girl sit on his lap. “I was never affectionate with my blood fa