“Damn it—I didn’t lie to you. I just didn’t say anything. Matt is the only person who knows about my past. When I’m in Wasilla, I raise cattle and work to keep the peace among our kind. I’m a pack Beta. That’s what I am.” “If only I had a nickel for every time a man who f****d me over declared he was just a simple guy leading a simple life. Want to tell me now this is all in my head? I also heard that excuse a lot when I went digging for the truth.” “Be flip all you want, but it won’t change reality. You fell into my life… not the other way around. I didn’t know anything about you when you showed up, except you were in Alaska working for the National Wildlife Foundation. That was not the same thing as knowing who you really reported to, and you never revealed what organization it was unt