I expected Zaahra to be furious.
She wasn’t.
She drew a deep, shaky breath and stared down at her hands.
“I am not going back to my family. I won’t do that. And you made a promise to me, which you are obliged to fulfill.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Sorry means nothing to me, Ares. It doesn’t make your agreement with my father disappear. You have nothing to be sorry for because you are going to fulfill your promise, and I am going to be discrete and forgiving of the fact you have had such an insulting lapse in judgment. This pack has been more than generous with this girl, and she stands a far better chance as a Loner because of us. She’ll stay here when we leave in the morning, and we will put this behind us.”
“Zaahra, please listen; Morrigan isn’t staying behind. She’s a part of my life now and
