Ulric’s eyes widened a fraction before he narrowed them on the girl he cared about as though she were his child. He heard Tate make a sound that was obviously a snicker, but the beta poorly covered it up with a cough. Ned just scoffed and stared down at his phone as though he had no desire to be dragged into the discussion. And Raven strategically stood up and said she had forgotten something in the kitchen. Sighing quietly and silently vowing to get back at Raven for leaving him to deal with the girl, Ulric addressed the young she-wolf. “Cindy, I think you should apologize. That wasn’t a nice thing to say.” A quick glance at Andrea’s face showed that most of the blood had drained away, leaving her tanned skin pale and clammy. Kristy’s eyes were narrowed at Cindy and her lips twitched